Celtic Star Hatate In Japan Squad For Pre-World Cup Friendlies
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 15, 2022 | 02:20 PM
Tokyo, Sept 15 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Sep, 2022 ) :Midfielder Reo Hatate earned a recall to Japan's squad on Thursday for pre-World Cup friendlies on the back of impressive performances for Celtic in the Champions League.
The 24-year-old is in line for just his second cap when Japan play the United States on September 23 and Ecuador four days later, both in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Hatate joins fellow Celtic players Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi in a 30-man squad, along with winger Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad, Maya Yoshida of Schalke and Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu.
"I've worked with him ever since he was a student," Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said of Hatate, who scored with a deflected effort in Celtic's draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday.
"He has always shown ability to grow. He has been performing very well at Celtic. He was very strong in the recent match against Real Madrid (in the Champions League)," he added.
Hatate's display against Shakhtar "confirmed his strength", the coach added.
Hatate's only previous appearance for his country came in a World Cup qualifier against Vietnam in March.
Moriyasu will be without Vissel Kobe midfielder Yuya Osako and striker Takuma Asano of Bochum, both out with injury.
But Moriyasu said they and Germany-based defender Kou Itakura "will be well enough to be part of those under consideration for the (World Cup) squad".
"I don't want them to be anxious, they should focus on getting healthy and performing well at their teams before the World Cup," he said.
Japan are in a tough Group E in Qatar with Spain, Germany and Costa Rica.
The World Cup starts on November 20.
Japan squad: Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg/FRA), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden/BEL), Kosei Tani (Shonan Bellmare)Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Maya Yoshida (Schalke/GER), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield Town/ENG), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal/ENG), Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Ayumu Seko (Grasshoppers/SUI)Midfielders/Forwards: Genki Haraguchi (Union Berlin/GER), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes/ESP), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart/GER), Junya Ito (Stade de Reims/FRA), Takumi Minamino (Monaco/FRA), Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic/SCO), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton/ENG), Daizen Maeda (Celtic/SCO), Reo Hatate (Celtic/SCO), Ritsu Doan (FC Freiburg/GER), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge/BEL), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf/GER), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/ESP)
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