Goal.
"Besides that, I think any player who is playing football at a professional level, their ambition is to represent their country and obviously, I’ve never stopped dreaming playing for my own country [Japan].
“I think becoming one of the fewest Japanese players in Africa will [bring me] an advantage of being spotted [by Japan], so yeah, let’s just hope.
"To be selected as for the Japanese national team, you have to give the best and give good results in the league and team you’re playing, so we’ll see. That’s up to the Japanese Football Association, it’s not for me to decide. But my dream always is to be there.”