ACADEMY
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Academy Overview
GAMBA OSAKA Academy: Nurturing the talent of the future
GAMBA OSAKA's academy, which is run under a consistent coaching system, has many players enrolled, ranging from kindergarten and elementary school students to high school students.
Our professional staff provide instruction with a common understanding, and our academy students work hard at training every day, dreaming of joining the top club.
In 2025, there will be nine Academy graduates in the first team
GAMBA OSAKA Academy is run with the aim of further improvement based on three pillars: good players, good coaches, and a good environment. Many players from the youth and junior youth teams have joined the top team. This season, the top team includes players who have been selected for the Japanese national team, such as Masaaki HIGASHIGUCHI, Daichi HAYASHI, Shu KURATA, and Takashi USAMI, as well as Shoji TOYAMA Harumi MINAMINO and Rui ARAKI, who was promoted from the youth team. In total, nine players from the academy are on the team.
| Academy players currently in the first team in the 2025 season |
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| GK 1 Masaaki HIGASHIGUCHI, FW 7 Takashi USAMI, FW 8 Ryotaro MESHINO, FW 9 Daichi HAYASHI, MF 10 Shu KURATA, GK 18 Rui ARAKI, GK 31 ZHANG Ao Lin, FW 40 Shoji TOYAMA, FW 42 Harumi MINAMINO |
| Academy players currently on loan to other clubs in the 2025 season |
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| Jiro NAKAMURA and Isa SAKAMOTO |
| 2024 Japan Youth and Junior Youth National Team Selected Players | |
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| U-19 Japan National Team | Rui ARAKI |
| U-18 Japan National Team | Osada Towa and Amano Yuto |
| U-17 Japan National Team | Nakatsumi Naru, Takato YAMAMOTO |
| U-16 Japan National Team | Yokoi Yuya |
| U-15 Japan National Team | Fujimoto Yoshiki and Okamoto Arata |
Main achievements of Youth and Junior Youth
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GAMBA OSAKA Youth 94 Victory J Youth Cup Championship 98 Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) 00 Victory J Youth Cup Championship 02 Victory J Youth Cup Championship 06 Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) 07 Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) 08 Victory J Youth Cup Championship 14 runner-up J Youth Cup Championship 15 Victory Prince Takamado Trophy U-18 Football League Premier League WEST 17 runner-up J Youth Cup Championship 19 runner-up J Youth Cup Championship twenty three Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) twenty four Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) -
GAMBA OSAKA Junior Youth 06 Victory Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) 07 Victory Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) Victory Premier Cup 09 Victory Premier Cup 12 Victory Premier Cup runner-up Manchester United Premier Cup
(World Championships)Victory Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) Victory Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) 15 runner-up Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) 19 Victory Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) twenty four runner-up Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15)
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2024 Youth
Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) Winner -
2019 Junior Youth
Winner of the Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) -
2015 Youth
Prince Takamado Trophy U-18 Football League Premier League WEST Champion
Professional staff will teach you according to your child's development.
GAMBA OSAKA Academy is made up of three categories: kindergarteners (preschoolers), juniors (1st to 6th graders), junior youths (junior high schoolers), and youths (high schoolers). Each category has experienced coaches to help develop players and provide the necessary guidance for each age group. With the top team at the apex, and a consistent coaching system in place for all age groups from juniors to youths, we are committed to developing truly professional players.
A training system based on three pillars
The players who have graduated from the GAMBA OSAKA Academy and gone on to play in the J.League and on the world stage are one of the results of the "integrated coaching system." The Academy strives to improve every day to become an even more fulfilling organization. In 2018, we established a dormitory exclusively for the GAMBA OSAKA Academy, and will continue to focus on developing players and coaches while aiming to establish a "development system that only a professional team's academy can provide," laying the groundwork for a sure future.
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Aiming to "develop rich characters," extracurricular activities such as rice planting are conducted.
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English conversation classes are also being offered, with a view to venturing out into the world in the future.