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
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Mitchell Langerak GK Levante 2018 202 0 18 Tsubasa Shibuya GK Yokohama 2017 8 0 21 Yohei Takeda GK Oita Trinita 2016 46 0 22 John Higashi GK Academy 2021 0 0 39 Masaharu Kitahashi GK Academy 2022 0 0 Defenders 2 Tiago Pagnussat DF on loan from Cerezo Osaka 2022 2023 22 0 3 Yuichi Maruyama DF FC Tokyo 2018 136 3 4 Shinnosuke Nakatani DF Kashiwa Reysol 2018 191 7 6 Kazuya Miyahara DF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019 182 4 13 Haruya Fujii DF Academy 2018 64 2 17 Ryoya Morishita DF Sagan Tosu 2021 80 2 23 Yutaka Yoshida DF Sagan Tosu 2019 140 3 24 Akinari Kawazura DF Omiya Ardija 2022 6 0 38 Soma Ota DF Academy 2022 0 0 41 Kensho Kojima DF Academy 2022 0 0 Midfielders 5 Kazuki Nagasawa MF Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 55 1 9 Noriyoshi Sakai MF Sagan Tosu 2022 23 3 10 Mateus MF Omiya Ardija 2019 145 42 11 Yuki Soma MF Academy 2018 160 13 14 Keiya Sento MF Sagan Tosu 2022 45 2 15 Sho Inagaki MF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020 136 18 16 Léo Silva MF Kashima Antlers 2022 43 1 19 Takuya Shigehiro MF Avispa Fukuoka 2022 11 1 20 Ryota Nagaki MF on loan from Shonan Bellmare 2022 2023 14 0 31 Haruki Yoshida MF Academy 2022 7 1 33 Hidemasa Koda MF Academy 2022 12 0 34 Takuya Uchida MF on loan from FC Tokyo 2022 2023 23 0 35 Seiryo Usui MF Academy 2022 2 0 36 Haruto Suzuki MF Academy 2022 0 0 37 Kosuke Uchida MF Academy 2022 0 0 46 Ryotaro Ishida MF Academy 2018 27 1 Forwards 8 Yoichiro Kakitani FW Cerezo Osaka 2021 81 10 29 Naldinho FW Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 2022 9 0 32 Koki Toyoda FW Academy 2022 2 0 42 Ryoga Kida FW Academy 2022 2 0 45 Kensuke Nagai FW FC Tokyo 2022 217 63 47 Kyota Sakakibara FW Academy 2022 0 0 Also under contract 40 Jakub Świerczok FW Piast Gliwice 2021 21 12 Away on loan Daiki Mitsui GK Academy 2020 0 0 Shumpei Naruse DF Academy 2018 63 0 Akira Yoshida DF Academy 2020 2 0 Thales Paula MF Roasso Kumamoto 2022 0 0 Hiroyuki Abe MF Kawasaki Frontale 2020 68 10 Takuji Yonemoto MF Tokyo 2019 98 1 Naoki Maeda MF Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 141 28 Left during the season 19 Manabu Saitō MF Kawasaki Frontale 2021 43 2 44 Mu Kanazaki MF Sagan Tosu 2021 148 23
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.18 December 2021MFLéo SilvaKashima AntlersUndisclosed21 December 2021MFNoriyoshi SakaiSagan TosuUndisclosed25 December 2021MFKeiya SentoSagan TosuUndisclosed26 December 2021DFAkinari KawazuraOmiya ArdijaUndisclosed6 January 2022MFThales PaulaRoasso KumamotoUndisclosed1 July 2022FWNaldinhoChongqing Liangjiang AthleticUndisclosed7 July 2022MFTakuya ShigehiroAvispa FukuokaUndisclosed11 July 2022FWKensuke NagaiFC TokyoUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.29 December 2021DFTiago PagnussatCerezo Osaka22 November 202228 March 2022MFTakuya UchidaFC Tokyo31 January 20237 July 2022MFRyota NagakiShonan Bellmare31 January 2023
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.30 June 2022MFManabu SaitōSuwon Samsung BluewingsUndisclosed18 August 2022MFMu KanazakiOita TrinitaUndisclosed7 December 2022MFKeiya SentoKashiwa ReysolUndisclosed29 December 2022DFYutaka YoshidaShimizu S-PulseUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.6 January 2022MFThales PaulaRoasso Kumamoto31 January 2023
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.31 December 2022MFKazuya MiyaharaTokyo Verdy1 January 2023 31 December 2022MFLéo SilvaMoto Club27 January 2023
Friendlies
Competitions J. League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Emperor's Cup
J. League Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 MF10Mateus82352 FW45Kensuke Nagai4004MF15Sho Inagaki2024MF7 Hiroyuki Abe12145 MF9 Noriyoshi Sakai2013MF11Yuki Soma2013 Own goal30038 DF4 Shinnosuke Nakatani2002MF14Keiya Sento2002DF17Ryoya Morishita101211DF13Haruya Fujii1001MF16Léo Silva1001MF19Takuya Shigehiro1001FW8 Yoichiro Kakitani0010MF44Mu Kanazaki0010MF31Haruki Yoshida0010DF3 Yuichi Maruyama0010MF19Manabu Saitō0010TOTALS3041448
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 GK1 Mitchell Langerak1303162 GK21Yohei Takeda0224TOTALS132520
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal1 GKMitchell Langerak000010102 DFTiago Pagnussat110000114 DFShinnosuke Nakatani300000306 DFKazuya Miyahara000011118 MFYoichiro Kakitani000010109 MFNoriyoshi Sakai1000001010MFMateus4000004011MFYuki Soma4000004014MFKeiya Sento1010002015MFSho Inagaki2010003016MFLéo Silva1010002017DFRyoya Morishita5010006019MFTakuya Shigehiro1000001023DFYutaka Yoshida1100102134MFTakuya Uchida2000002045FWKensuke Nagai1000001046MFRyotaro Ishida10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:44MFMu Kanazaki00001010TOTALS2824061383
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