# 2024 Nagoya Grampus season

The 2024 season was Nagoya Grampus' 7th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

## Squad

    As of match played 8 December 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell Langerak | GK | (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 36) | Levante | 2018 | 286 | 0 |
| 16 | Yohei Takeda | GK | (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 37) | Oita Trinita | 2016 | 57 | 0 |
| 35 | Alexandre Pisano | GK | (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 18) | Academy | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Daichi Sugimoto | GK | (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 (aged 31) | Vegalta Sendai | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Yuki Nogami | DF | (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 33) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2023 | 76 | 4 |
| 3 | Ha Chang-rae | DF | (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 30) | Pohang Steelers | 2024 | 27 | 3 |
| 4 | Shion Inoue | DF | (2000-04-25)25 April 2000 (aged 24) | Ventforet Kofu | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | KennedyEgbus Mikuni | DF | (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 24) | Avispa Fukuoka | 2024 | 44 | 3 |
| 24 | Akinari Kawazura | DF | (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 30) | Omiya Ardija | 2022 | 60 | 0 |
| 44 | Soichiro Mori | DF | (2007-06-29)29 June 2007 (aged 17) | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Shuhei Tokumoto | DF | (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 29) | on loan from FC Tokyo | 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 66 | Ryosuke Yamanaka | DF | (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 31) | Cerezo Osaka | 2024 | 25 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Haruki Yoshida | MF | (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 21) | Academy | 2022 | 34 | 4 |
| 7 | Ryuji Izumi | MF | (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 31) | Kashima Antlers | 2023 | 209 | 18 |
| 8 | Keiya Shiihashi | MF | (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 27) | Kashiwa Reysol | 2024 | 44 | 2 |
| 14 | Tsukasa Morishima | MF | (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 27) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2023 | 61 | 3 |
| 15 | Sho Inagaki | MF | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 32) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2020 | 225 | 27 |
| 17 | Ken Masui | MF | (2001-04-04)4 April 2001 (aged 23) | Kwansei Gakuin University | 2024 | 32 | 2 |
| 19 | Takuya Shigehiro | MF | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 29) | Avispa Fukuoka | 2022 | 22 | 1 |
| 27 | Katsuhiro Nakayama | MF | (1996-07-17)17 July 1996 (aged 28) | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2024 | 42 | 2 |
| 32 | Haruto Suzuki | MF | (2005-05-17)17 May 2005 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Taichi Kikuchi | MF | (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 (aged 25) | Sagan Tosu | 2024 | 17 | 1 |
| 34 | Takuya Uchida | MF | (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 26) | FC Tokyo | 2024 | 99 | 0 |
| 41 | Masahito Ono | MF | (1996-08-09)9 August 1996 (aged 28) | Montedio Yamagata | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Yuto Nishimori | MF | (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 18) | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | José Carabalí | MF | (1997-05-19)19 May 1997 (aged 27) | Always Ready | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Patric | FW | (1987-10-26)26 October 1987 (aged 37) | Kyoto Sanga | 2024 | 40 | 8 |
| 11 | Yuya Yamagishi | FW | (1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 31) | Avispa Fukuoka | 2024 | 31 | 6 |
| 18 | Kensuke Nagai | FW | (1989-03-05)5 March 1989 (aged 35) | FC Tokyo | 2022 | 300 | 77 |
| 28 | Kyota Sakakibara | FW | (2001-10-20)20 October 2001 (aged 23) | Rissho University | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | Shungo Sugiura | FW | (2006-05-14)14 May 2006 (aged 18) | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Kasper Junker | FW | (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 30) | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2024 | 66 | 21 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 6 | Takuji Yonemoto | MF | (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 34) | Tokyo | 2019 | 145 | 1 |
| 9 | Noriyoshi Sakai | MF | (1992-11-09)9 November 1992 (aged 32) | Sagan Tosu | 2022 | 56 | 7 |
| 23 | Daiki Mitsui | GK | (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 (aged 23) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tojiro Kubo | MF | (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 25) | Fujieda MYFC | 2023 | 29 | 3 |
| 30 | Ei Gyotoku | GK | (2004-12-17)17 December 2004 (aged 19) | Shizuoka Gakuen HS | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| | John Higashi | GK | (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 22) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ryoya Morishita | DF | (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 27) | Sagan Tosu | 2021 | 122 | 7 |
| | Ryoga Kida | FW | (2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | 21 | 3 |
| | Koki Toyoda | FW | (2003-04-11)11 April 2003 (aged 21) | Academy | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 21 | Thales Paula | MF | (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 23) | Roasso Kumamoto | 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | Yuki Soma | MF | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 27) | Academy | 2018 | 161 | 14 |

## Transfers
### Arrivals

| Date | Position | Player | From | Type |
| 10 May 2022 | MF | Kyota Sakakibara | Rissho University | Full |
| 11 September 2022 | MF | Ken Masui | Kwansei Gakuin University | Full |
| 20 December 2023 | DF | Ryosuke Yamanaka | Cerezo Osaka | Full |
| 25 December 2023 | DF | KennedyEgbus Mikuni | Avispa Fukuoka | Full |
| 26 December 2023 | MF | Katsuhiro Nakayama | Shimizu S-Pulse | Full |
| 27 December 2023 | MF | Takuya Uchida | FC Tokyo | Full |
| 27 December 2023 | MF | Keiya Shiihashi | Kashiwa Reysol | Full |
| 27 December 2023 | MF | Masahito Ono | Montedio Yamagata | Full |
| 29 December 2023 | FW | Yuya Yamagishi | Avispa Fukuoka | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | DF | Shion Inoue | Ventforet Kofu | Full |
| 7 January 2024 | MF | Shumpei Naruse | Mito HollyHock | Loan return |
| 9 January 2024 | FW | Patric | Kyoto Sanga | Full |
| 10 January 2024 | DF | Ha Chang-rae | Pohang Steelers | Full |
| 11 January 2024 | FW | Kasper Junker | Urawa Red Diamonds | Full |

### Departures

| Date | Position | Player | To | Type |
| 21 December 2023 | DF | Shinnosuke Nakatani | Gamba Osaka | Full |
| 22 December 2023 | DF | Ryoya Morishita | Legia Warsaw | Loan |
| 26 December 2023 | MF | Riku Yamada | V-Varen Nagasaki | Full |
| 29 December 2023 | GK | John Higashi | FC Ryukyu | Loan |
| 29 December 2023 | FW | Taika Nakashima | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Loan return |
| 29 December 2023 | MF | Hidemasa Koda | Mito Hollyhock | Loan |
| 4 January 2024 | MF | Yuichi Maruyama | Kawasaki Frontale | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | FW | Koki Toyoda | Iwate Grulla Morioka | Loan |
| 7 January 2024 | FW | Naoki Maeda | Urawa Red Diamonds | Full |
| 10 January 2024 | DF | Haruya Fujii | K.V. Kortrijk | Loan |
| 4 February 2024 | FW | Ryoga Kida | Argentinos Juniors | Loan |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J1 League | 23 February 2024 | 8 December 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 039.47 |
| Emperor's Cup | 12 June 2024 | 12 June 2024 | Second Round | Second Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| J.League Cup | 17 April 2024 | 2 November 2024 | Second Round | Winners | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 055.56 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 041.67 |
Last updated: 8 December 2024 Source: Competitions

### J1 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 52 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 52 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 50 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 50 |
| 13 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 48 |

#### 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 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 |

#### Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.

### J.League Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 December 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J1 League | J1 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 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Yuki Nogami | 35 | 2 | 20+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Ha Chang-rae | 27 | 3 | 20+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Shion Inoue | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Haruki Yoshida | 20 | 2 | 7+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Ryuji Izumi | 36 | 3 | 24+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Keiya Shiihashi | 44 | 2 | 28+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Patric | 40 | 8 | 13+23 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Yuya Yamagishi | 31 | 5 | 18+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+5 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Tsukasa Morishima | 45 | 3 | 36+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Sho Inagaki | 44 | 6 | 35+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Yohei Takeda | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Ken Masui | 30 | 2 | 9+16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Kensuke Nagai | 40 | 9 | 26+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Takuya Shigehiro | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | JPN | KennedyEgbus Mikuni | 44 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Akinari Kawazura | 31 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Katsuhiro Nakayama | 42 | 2 | 17+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+6 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Kyota Sakakibara | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Haruto Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Taichi Kikuchi | 17 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Takuya Uchida | 38 | 0 | 23+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | JPN | Alexandre Pisano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Masahito Ono | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | ECU | José Carabalí | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | JPN | Shuhei Tokumoto | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | JPN | Ryosuke Yamanaka | 25 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | DEN | Kasper Junker | 24 | 4 | 7+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | JPN | Takuji Yonemoto | 15 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Noriyoshi Sakai | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Tojiro Kubo | 17 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | JPN | Ei Gyotoku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | BRA | Thales Paula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Yuki Soma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 18 | Kensuke Nagai | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Patric | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 15 | Sho Inagaki | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Yuya Yamagishi | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 77 | Kasper Junker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 14 | Tsukasa Morishima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Ha Chang-rae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Ryuji Izumi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 20 | KennedyEgbus Mikuni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 17 | Ken Masui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Yuki Nogami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Keiya Shiihashi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 5 | Haruki Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 27 | Katsuhiro Nakayama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | 66 | Ryosuke Yamanaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 25 | Tojiro Kubo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 22 | Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 33 | Taichi Kikuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 44 | 0 | 16 | 60 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Mitchell Langerak | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | | 16 | Yohei Takeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | GK | | 35 | Alexandre Pisano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |

### 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Yuki Nogami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ha Chang-rae | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Haruki Yoshida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ryuji Izumi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Keiya Shiihashi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Patric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tsukasa Morishima | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Sho Inagaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ken Masui | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Kensuke Nagai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Takuya Shigehiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KennedyEgbus Mikuni | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Akinari Kawazura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Katsuhiro Nakayama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Takuya Uchida | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 55 | DF | Shuhei Tokumoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Kasper Junker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Takuji Yonemoto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Tojiro Kubo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 5 |