Soccer Day! Europe's representative pro-Japanese club announces massive release of its squad, 16 players including Japanese players can be transferred → It is unclear whether the team will move

May 21, 2025

Soccer Day! Europe's representative pro-Japanese club announces massive release of its squad, 16 players including Japanese players can be transferred → It is unclear whether the team will move
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Soccer Day! Europe's representative pro-Japanese club announces massive release of its squad, 16 players including Japanese players can be transferred → It is unclear whether the team will move
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Soccer Day! Europe's representative pro-Japanese club announces massive release of its squad, 16 players including Japanese players can be transferred → It is unclear whether the team will move
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Sintrawidan, one of the clubs that recruited the most Japanese players in Europe, has started counting the number of large-scale players.

Japan's Football Zone was held on the 21st (Korea time) 'What is the future of the seven Japanese players? The possibility of a large release of 16 people emerged from the first part of Europe'

The Football Zone said 'Sintrawidan, a member of Belgium's first division with seven Japanese players, is likely to change the team's squad significantly this summer. The expiration of the six contracts is definitive, and three are also likely to be retired. There is a possibility that Lichito Yamamoto and Ryotaro Itoro will leave the team. It is not clear whether Kokubo Leo will also use the goalkeeper. Some players may be leaving the team, but in the worst case, 16 people can leave the team, he said, adding that the team could be completely reorganized.




He added that `Sintrawidan succeeded in staying in the first division, but it should be noted that the trend is uncertain including the Japanese player's future.'

Soccer Day! Europe's representative pro-Japanese club announces massive release of its squad, 16 players including Japanese players can be transferred → It is unclear whether the team will move
STVV's Japanese midfielder #08 Joel Chima Fujita controls the ball during the Belgian "Pro League" First Division football soccer match between Beerschot VA and Sint-Truidense VV, at the Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium in Antwerp on March 29, 2025. (Photo by JILL DELSAUX / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT
Sintrawidan entered the relegation play-off this season, finishing 14th in the regular season. With three wins, one draw and two losses in six playoff games, Sintrawidan dramatically escaped relegation and confirmed their remaining status in the top flight.

Sintrawidan is a Belgian club, but it includes a large number of Japanese players. Japanese IT company DDM.COM acquired it in 2017 and has grown into Japanese capital, and currently includes seven Japanese players, including Ryoya Ogawa, Itaryotaro, Shogo Taniguchi, Rihito Yamamoto, Joel Chima Fujita, Leo Kokubo and Hiiro Komori. Among them, Fujita is a promising midfielder who has also been assigned to the Japanese national team. In the past, striker Lee Seung-woo from the Korean national team played an active role.




However, this season, the club has been in a bad situation with a difficult relegation crisis, planning to reorganize the club, and Japanese players from Sintrawidan cannot guarantee the situation of the next season. If it had been relegated, it could have been a big problem for his career, so he avoided the worst, but he may have to leave the team after the relegation due to the reorganization of the squad.

Moreover, Sintrawidan replaced the coach ahead of the relegation play-off and appointed Bauter Branken as the new coach, so he can start recruiting several players the new coach wants in addition to the existing squad. This is why the position of Japanese players can be further shaken.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.