2025 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
2025 season
Chairman	Takashi Yamauchi
Head coach	Dani Poyatos
Stadium	Panasonic Stadium Suita
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 45th season in existence and the twelveth consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. Having finished 4th in the 2024 J.League 1, they qualify for the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Two.

Squad

Squad no.	Name	Date of birth	Last Team
Goalkeepers
1	Masaaki Higashiguchi	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)	Albirex Niigata
22	Jun Ichimori	(1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 33)	Yokohama F. Marinos
25	Kei Ishikawa	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)	Sagan Tosu
31	Zhang Aolin ^{Type 2}	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team
99	Kosei Tani	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 24)	Machida Zelvia
Defenders
2	Shota Fukuoka	(1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 29)	Tokushima Vortis
3	Riku Handa	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)	Montedio Yamagata
4	Keisuke Kurokawa	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27)	Kansai University
5	Genta Miura	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)	Shimizu S-Pulse
15	Takeru Kishimoto	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)	Shimizu S-Pulse
19	Ibuki Konno	(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 23)	Ehime FC
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)	Nagoya Grampus
24	Yusei Egawa	(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24)	V-Varen Nagasaki
33	Shinya Nakano	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	Sagan Tosu
46	Riku Matsuda	(1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 33)	Cerezo Osaka
Midfielders
6	Neta Lavi	(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 28)	Maccabi Haifa
7	Takashi Usami (c)	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)	Fortuna Düsseldorf
8	Ryotaro Meshino	(1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 (age 26)	Estoril
9	Kota Yamada	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)	Kashiwa Reysol
10	Shu Kurata	(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36)	Cerezo Osaka
14	Yuya Fukuda	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 25)	Higashi Fukuoka High School
16	Tokuma Suzuki	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)	Cerezo Osaka
23	Dawhan	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)	Juventude
27	Rin Mito	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	Kwansei Gakuin University
28	Naohiro Sugiyama	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)	JEF United Chiba
41	Jiro Nakamura	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 21)	Matsumoto Yamaga
47	Juan Alano	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	Kashima Antlers
	Gaku Nawata	(2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 18)	Kamimura Gakuen High School
Forwards
11	Issam Jebali	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32)	Odense Boldklub
13	Isa Sakamoto	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21)	Fagiano Okayama
17	Ryoya Yamashita	(1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27)	Yokohama FC
91	Daichi Hayashi	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	1. FC Nürnberg
97	Welton Felipe	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	Levski Sofia
	Musashi Suzuki	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
	Harumi Minamino	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	Tochigi SC
	Shoji Toyama	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22)	Roasso Kumamoto
	Hiroto Yamami	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 25)	Tokyo Verdy

Last updated: 10 March 2023.
Source: Gamba Osaka website

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
MF	Gaku Nawata	Kamimura Gakuen High School	Free ^[1]

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
GK	Kosei Tani	Machida Zelvia	End of loan ^[2]
MF	Jiro Nakamura	Matsumoto Yamaga	End of loan ^[3]
FW	Harumi Minamino	Tochigi SC	End of loan ^[4]
FW	Shoji Toyama	Roasso Kumamoto	End of loan
FW	Musashi Suzuki	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	End of loan ^[5]

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
MF	Rihito Yamamoto	Sint-Truidense	Season loan till May 2025 ^[6]

Loan return (out)

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Competitions

J1 League

Template:2025 J1 League table

Matches

J.League Cup

Emperor's Cup

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Template:2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group tables

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 Dec 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	J1 League		J.League Cup		Emperor's Cup		2025/26 AFC Champions League Two		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Masaaki Higashiguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer

References

^ "神村学園高等部名和田我空選手 2025シーズン新加入選手として仮契約のお知らせ".
^ "谷晃生選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC町田ゼルビア. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12. {{cite press release}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)
^ "中村仁郎選手　ガンバ大阪より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 松本山雅FC. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-08. {{cite press release}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)
^ "南野遥海選手ガンバ大阪より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 栃木SC. Retrieved 2023-12-29. {{cite web}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)
^ "鈴木武蔵選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 北海道コンサドーレ札幌オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
^ "山本理仁選手シント＝トロイデンＶＶ（ベルギー）へ完全移籍のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-30.

External links

Official website (in Japanese and English)

[1] "神村学園高等部名和田我空選手 2025シーズン新加入選手として仮契約のお知らせ".

[2] "谷晃生選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC町田ゼルビア. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12. {{cite press release}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)

[3] "中村仁郎選手　ガンバ大阪より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 松本山雅FC. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-08. {{cite press release}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)

[4] "南野遥海選手ガンバ大阪より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 栃木SC. Retrieved 2023-12-29. {{cite web}}: Text "和書" ignored (help)

[5] "鈴木武蔵選手期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 北海道コンサドーレ札幌オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

[6] "山本理仁選手シント＝トロイデンＶＶ（ベルギー）へ完全移籍のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-30.

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