Japanese media is reporting that he will likely not feature in this month's U20 World Cup.
Instead, JFA is looking to give him his senior debut with the national team in June's Copa America.
His U20 world cup is now over. Left some good impressions considering his age. Japanese Football Association has announced that their intentions are to get him ready for the U17 world cup later this year. amazing how someone gets to experience two world cups in a single year! i wonder if that...
Some updates on him.
In April, he became the youngest ever player to score a goal in the professional leagues in Japan.
- the goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-608fHwi_Fk
He was just named on the Japanese u20 squad for the u20 world cup later this month.
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