# 2022 Nagoya Grampus season

The 2022 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 5th season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 29th J1 League season and 39th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus participated in J1 League, the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.

## Season events

On 18 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Léo Silva from Kashima Antlers.
On 21 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Noriyoshi Sakai from Sagan Tosu. Four days later, 25 December 2021, Keiya Sento also joined Nagoya Grampus from Sagan Tosu.
On 26 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Akinari Kawazura from Omiya Ardija.
On 29 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Tiago Pagnussat on loan from Cerezo Osaka.
On 6 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Thales Paula from Roasso Kumamoto, with the midfielder being loan backed to Roasso Kumamoto for the 2022 season.
On 28 March, Nagoya Grampus announced the loan signing of Takuya Uchida from FC Tokyo until 31 January 2023.
On 30 June, Nagoya Grampus announced that Manabu Saitō had been sold to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
On 1 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Naldinho from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
On 7 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the loan signing of Ryota Nagaki from Shonan Bellmare until 31 January 2023, and the permanent signing of Takuya Shigehiro from Avispa Fukuoka.
On 11 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the return of Kensuke Nagai from FC Tokyo.
On 18 August, Nagoya Grampus announced that Mu Kanazaki had been sold to Oita Trinita.
On 22 November, Nagoya Grampus confirmed that Tiago Pagnussat's loan deal with the club had expired.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 November 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell Langerak | GK | (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 34) | Levante | 2018 | | 202 | 0 |
| 18 | Tsubasa Shibuya | GK | (1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 27) | Yokohama | 2017 | | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Yohei Takeda | GK | (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 35) | Oita Trinita | 2016 | | 46 | 0 |
| 22 | John Higashi | GK | (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Masaharu Kitahashi | GK | (2004-07-09)9 July 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Tiago Pagnussat | DF | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 32) | on loan from Cerezo Osaka | 2022 | 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | Yuichi Maruyama | DF | (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 33) | FC Tokyo | 2018 | | 136 | 3 |
| 4 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | DF | (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 26) | Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | | 191 | 7 |
| 6 | Kazuya Miyahara | DF | (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 26) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019 | | 182 | 4 |
| 13 | Haruya Fujii | DF | (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2018 | | 64 | 2 |
| 17 | Ryoya Morishita | DF | (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 25) | Sagan Tosu | 2021 | | 80 | 2 |
| 23 | Yutaka Yoshida | DF | (1990-02-17)17 February 1990 (aged 32) | Sagan Tosu | 2019 | | 140 | 3 |
| 24 | Akinari Kawazura | DF | (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 28) | Omiya Ardija | 2022 | | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Soma Ota | DF | (2005-07-01)1 July 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Kensho Kojima | DF | (2004-07-14)14 July 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Kazuki Nagasawa | MF | (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (aged 30) | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2021 | | 55 | 1 |
| 9 | Noriyoshi Sakai | MF | (1992-11-09)9 November 1992 (aged 29) | Sagan Tosu | 2022 | | 23 | 3 |
| 10 | Mateus | MF | (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 28) | Omiya Ardija | 2019 | | 145 | 42 |
| 11 | Yuki Soma | MF | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 25) | Academy | 2018 | | 160 | 13 |
| 14 | Keiya Sento | MF | (1994-12-29)29 December 1994 (aged 27) | Sagan Tosu | 2022 | | 45 | 2 |
| 15 | Sho Inagaki | MF | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 30) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2020 | | 136 | 18 |
| 16 | Léo Silva | MF | (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 (aged 36) | Kashima Antlers | 2022 | | 43 | 1 |
| 19 | Takuya Shigehiro | MF | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27) | Avispa Fukuoka | 2022 | | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Ryota Nagaki | MF | (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 34) | on loan from Shonan Bellmare | 2022 | 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Haruki Yoshida | MF | (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 7 | 1 |
| 33 | Hidemasa Koda | MF | (2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Takuya Uchida | MF | (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 24) | on loan from FC Tokyo | 2022 | 2023 | 23 | 0 |
| 35 | Seiryo Usui | MF | (2004-06-17)17 June 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Haruto Suzuki | MF | (2005-05-17)17 May 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kosuke Uchida | MF | (2005-07-25)25 July 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ryotaro Ishida | MF | (2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | | 27 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Yoichiro Kakitani | FW | (1990-01-03)3 January 1990 (aged 32) | Cerezo Osaka | 2021 | | 81 | 10 |
| 29 | Naldinho | FW | (1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 30) | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | 2022 | | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Koki Toyoda | FW | (2003-04-11)11 April 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Ryoga Kida | FW | (2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Kensuke Nagai | FW | (1989-03-05)5 March 1989 (aged 33) | FC Tokyo | 2022 | | 217 | 63 |
| 47 | Kyota Sakakibara | FW | (2001-10-20)20 October 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| Also under contract ||||||||||
| 40 | Jakub Świerczok | FW | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 29) | Piast Gliwice | 2021 | | 21 | 12 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| | Daiki Mitsui | GK | (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Shumpei Naruse | DF | (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2018 | | 63 | 0 |
| | Akira Yoshida | DF | (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2020 | | 2 | 0 |
| | Thales Paula | MF | (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 21) | Roasso Kumamoto | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Hiroyuki Abe | MF | (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 33) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2020 | | 68 | 10 |
| | Takuji Yonemoto | MF | (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 31) | Tokyo | 2019 | | 98 | 1 |
| | Naoki Maeda | MF | (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 26) | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | | 141 | 28 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 19 | Manabu Saitō | MF | (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 32) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2021 | | 43 | 2 |
| 44 | Mu Kanazaki | MF | (1989-02-16)16 February 1989 (aged 33) | Sagan Tosu | 2021 | | 148 | 23 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 December 2021 | MF | Léo Silva | Kashima Antlers | Undisclosed |
| 21 December 2021 | MF | Noriyoshi Sakai | Sagan Tosu | Undisclosed |
| 25 December 2021 | MF | Keiya Sento | Sagan Tosu | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2021 | DF | Akinari Kawazura | Omiya Ardija | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2022 | MF | Thales Paula | Roasso Kumamoto | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Naldinho | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2022 | MF | Takuya Shigehiro | Avispa Fukuoka | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2022 | FW | Kensuke Nagai | FC Tokyo | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 29 December 2021 | DF | Tiago Pagnussat | Cerezo Osaka | 22 November 2022 |
| 28 March 2022 | MF | Takuya Uchida | FC Tokyo | 31 January 2023 |
| 7 July 2022 | MF | Ryota Nagaki | Shonan Bellmare | 31 January 2023 |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Manabu Saitō | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2022 | MF | Mu Kanazaki | Oita Trinita | Undisclosed |
| 7 December 2022 | MF | Keiya Sento | Kashiwa Reysol | Undisclosed |
| 29 December 2022 | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | Shimizu S-Pulse | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 6 January 2022 | MF | | Thales Paula | Roasso Kumamoto | 31 January 2023 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 31 December 2022 | MF | | Kazuya Miyahara | Tokyo Verdy | 1 January 2023 | |
| 31 December 2022 | MF | | Léo Silva | Moto Club | 27 January 2023 | |

## Competitions
### J. League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2022. Source: see below

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | W |
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#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 45 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 45 | |
* ↑ Urawa Red Diamonds won the Champions League but did not qualify for the Champions League via league position. As a result, the last spot distributed to the third-placed team was transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds pursuant to the rules that Champions League winners would guaranteed a Champions League spot.

### J. League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Advance to play-off stage |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Advance to play-off stage |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 November 2022

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J-League | J-League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | J-League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mitchell Langerak | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Tiago Pagnussat | 22 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Yuichi Maruyama | 31 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 43 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Nagasawa | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Miyahara | 28 | 0 | 7+14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani | 29 | 1 | 11+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Noriyoshi Sakai | 23 | 3 | 10+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Mateus | 40 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 0+3 | 2 | 6+1 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Yuki Soma | 45 | 3 | 29+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+4 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | JPN | Haruya Fujii | 43 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Keiya Sento | 45 | 2 | 27+7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Sho Inagaki | 45 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+3 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Léo Silva | 43 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Ryoya Morishita | 42 | 2 | 28+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Takuya Shigehiro | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Ryota Nagaki | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Yohei Takeda | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Yutaka Yoshida | 19 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Akinari Kawazura | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Naldinho | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Haruki Yoshida | 7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Koki Toyoda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Hidemasa Koda | 12 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Takuya Uchida | 23 | 0 | 4+15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Seiryo Usui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | JPN | Ryoga Kida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | JPN | Kensuke Nagai | 15 | 4 | 11+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Ishida | 15 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Abe | 25 | 4 | 1+15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Shumpei Naruse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Akira Yoshida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | JPN | Manabu Saitō | 10 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | JPN | Mu Kanazaki | 13 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Mateus | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 45 | Kensuke Nagai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 15 | Sho Inagaki | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Hiroyuki Abe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 9 | Noriyoshi Sakai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Keiya Sento | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 17 | Ryoya Morishita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 13 | Haruya Fujii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 16 | Léo Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Takuya Shigehiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 8 | Yoichiro Kakitani | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 44 | Mu Kanazaki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 31 | Haruki Yoshida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Yuichi Maruyama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Manabu Saitō | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 4 | 14 | 48 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Mitchell Langerak | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | GK | | 21 | Yohei Takeda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 2 | 5 | 20 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | J1 League | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tiago Pagnussat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Kazuya Miyahara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Yoichiro Kakitani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Noriyoshi Sakai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mateus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Yuki Soma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Keiya Sento | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Sho Inagaki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Léo Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ryoya Morishita | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Takuya Shigehiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | Takuya Uchida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Kensuke Nagai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | Ryotaro Ishida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 44 | MF | Mu Kanazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 3 |