The 2026 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 46th season in existence.
Squad
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Team Goalkeepers 1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Albirex Niigata 18 Rui Araki Youth Team 22 Jun Ichimori Yokohama F. Marinos 31 Zhang Aolin Type 2 Youth Team Defenders 2 Shota Fukuoka Tokushima Vortis 3 Riku Handa Montedio Yamagata 4 Shinnosuke Nakatani Nagoya Grampus 5 Genta Miura Shimizu S-Pulse 15 Takeru Kishimoto Shimizu S-Pulse 19 Ikegaya Ginjiro University of Tsukuba 21 Ryo Hatsuse Sheffield Wednesday 34 Yuya Yokoi Youth Team 67 Shogo Sasaki JEF United Chiba Haruki Ozawa Meiji University Midfielders 7 Takashi Usami (c) Fortuna Düsseldorf 8 Ryotaro Meshino Estoril 10 Shu Kurata Cerezo Osaka 13 Shuto Abe R.W.D. Molenbeek 16 Tokuma Suzuki Cerezo Osaka 27 Rin Mito Kwansei Gakuin University 32 Yuki Yoshihara Takushoku University 35 Taiki Tono Youth Team 36 Takato Yamamoto Youth Team 38 Gaku Nawata Kamimura Gakuen High School 41 Jiro Nakamura FC Gifu 47 Shinya Nakano Shonan Bellmare 48 Yoshiki Fujimoto Youth team Forwards 9 Daichi Hayashi 1. FC Nürnberg 11 Issam Jebali Odense Boldklub 17 Ryoya Yamashita Yokohama FC 23 Deniz Hümmet Djurgårdens 37 Naru Nakatsumi Youth Team 40 Shoji Toyama Tokyo Verdy 42 Harumi Minamino Tochigi SC 44 Kanji Okunuki 1. FC Nürnberg 55 Asahi Uenaka Yokohama F. Marinos 97 Welton Felipe Levski Sofia Players loan out 6 Makoto Mitsuta Sanfrecce Hiroshima Players left during mid-season 30 Philipp Max Panathinaikos
Transfers
In
Pre-season
DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 20 December 2025 FW Asahi Uenaka Yokohama F. Marinos Free 22 December 2025 MF Ibuki Konno Ehime FC End of loan 26 December 2025 FW Makoto Mitsuta Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed 30 December 2025 FW Ikeya Ginshirou University of Tsukuba Free 31 December 2025 DF Ryuta Takahashi Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan 4 January 2026 MF Jiro Nakamura FC Gifu End of loan MF Shinya Nakano Shonan Bellmare End of loan 5 January 2026 FW Shoji Toyama Tokyo Verdy End of loan 12 March 2026 DF Philipp Max Panathinaikos Free Loan Transfer
Post-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 31 May 2026 FW Makoto Mitsuta Vissel Kobe End of loan 17 June 2026 DF Haruki Ozawa Meiji University Free Loan Transfer
Out
Pre-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 5 December 2025 MF Juan Alano Ceará Free 23 December 2025 MF Ibuki Konno Iwaki FC Free 25 December 2025 FW Makoto Mitsuta Sanfrecce Hiroshima End of loan 31 December 2025 DF Keisuke Kurokawa DC United Free Loan Transfer
Mid-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 30 April 2026 DF Philipp Max Mutual contract termination Loan Transfer 28 March 2026 FW Makoto Mitsuta Vissel Kobe Season loan
Post-season DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer Loan Transfer June 2026 FW Shoji Toyama Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Season loan
Pre-season & Friendly
Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)
Competitions J1 League
Matches
AFC Champions League Two
Group stage
Knockout stage
2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite
Qualifying stage
League stage
Team statistics Appearances and goals
Player J1 League 2025/26 AFC Champions League Two TotalApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Masaaki Higashiguchi120601802DF Shota Fukuoka1+1000203DF Riku Handa7+31501514DF Shinnosuke Nakatani191602315DF Genta Miura15+11612227MF Takashi Usami5+400+10908MF Ryotaro Meshino8+926+112439FW Daichi Hayashi0+10001010MF Shu Kurata3+700+3013011FW Issam Jebali8+316117213MF Shuto Abe11+306+1021015DF Takeru Kishimoto10+212+4018116MF Tokuma Suzuki11+305+2021017FW Ryoya Yamashita14+416+1325418GK Rui Araki70108019DF Ikegaya Ginjiro5+30109021DF Ryō Hatsuse15+107023022GK Jun Ichimori10001023FW Deniz Hümmet14+4872251027MF Rin Mito13+313+4023132MF Yuki Yoshihara20002034DF Yuya Yokoi00000035MF Taiki Tono1+10002036MF Takato Yamamoto1+400+106038MF Gaku Nawata4+620+3113340FW Shoji Toyama1+510+208141MF Jiro Nakamura0+30003042FW Harumi Minamino7+1071+5023744FW Kanji Okunuki6+810+3017145MF Kaita Maruoka0+10001047MF Shinya Nakano4+410+109148MF Yoshiki Fujimoto0+10001055FW Asahi Uenaka00000067DF Shogo Sasaki31104197FW Welton Felipe7+411+31152Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer6FW Makoto Mitsuta0+10102030DF Philipp Max000000
References
External links Official website