Yokohama F. Marinos on Friday announced the arrival of two 23-year-old defenders in Kashiwa Reysol’s Ryosuke Yamanaka and Albirex Niigata’s Ken Matsubara.

Yamanaka participated in Japan’s 2016 AFC U-23 Championship-winning run this January along Matsubara, who also represented his country at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup,

Matsubara earned 17 appearances this season for Albirex, while Yamanaka came on 13 times for Reysol.