TOKYO - Japan fullback Yuto Nagatomo, who set a national record by appearing in five World Cups, has decided to continue his career with J.League first-division club FC Tokyo, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.
The 39-year-old Nagatomo, who spent seven seasons with Italian giants Inter Milan from January 2011, amassed 146 international caps with Japan and is only behind Yasuhito Endo's 152 on the list.
A livewire for the Samurai Blue, Nagatomo played in every World Cup game for Japan between 2010 and 2022, and also came on in their 1-1 draw with Sweden in the group stage of this summer's World Cup in North America.
The Ehime Prefecture native joined FC Tokyo in 2008 and signed for Italian side Cesena in the summer of 2010 before moving to Inter six months later. After playing for Galatasaray and Marseille, Nagatomo returned to the Tokyo-based outfit in 2021.
