Captain Tsubasa: My Golden XI Launches on Smartphones With Andrés Iniesta as Ambassador
The appointment of a real-world soccer legend as ambassador ties the game's training simulation directly to the professional soccer career Iniesta inspired, reinforcing the franchise's long-standing influence on actual players.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp.
ALPSE released the smartphone game "Captain Tsubasa: My Golden XI" on June 16, 2026, for iOS and Android. The training simulation game is based on the "Captain Tsubasa (2018)" anime and its sequel "Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth Arc." Players train characters from the series, including Tsubasa Ozora and Kojiro Hyuga, to build a custom "Golden Eleven" team. The game reproduces signature moves like the Drive Shot and Tiger Shot. Andrés Iniesta, the former FC Barcelona and Japan national team midfielder, has been appointed as the game's official ambassador. A television commercial featuring Iniesta has also been released. The game is free to play with in-app purchases and is available globally, excluding some regions.
The game's official abbreviation is "My Iele," a shortening of the full title. ALPSE Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo and led by representative director Haru Izumi, developed and published the title. The game is a training simulation where players choose favorite characters, train them, and see final stats and acquired skills change based on training decisions. Positions and formations must be selected to match the trained players.
Iniesta's appointment as official ambassador is accompanied by a television commercial featuring the former midfielder. The game reproduces signature moves including Tsubasa Ozora's "Drive Shot" and Kojiro Hyuga's "Tiger Shot." The source material, the "Captain Tsubasa" manga by Yoichi Takahashi, began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1981 and has a total cumulative circulation worldwide exceeding 90 million copies. The sequel series "Captain Tsubasa Rising Sun FINALS" is serialized on Shueisha's portal site "Captain Tsubasa WORLD." The franchise celebrated its 45th anniversary on March 31, 2026.
The 2018 anime aired for about one year from April 2, 2018 to April 1, 2019. "Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth Arc" aired for about eight months from October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The anime has been translated and dubbed into languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic. The game is free to play with in-app purchases and is available globally excluding some regions.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.