New Generation World XI

1. Michael Kaiser

Age: 19

Michael Kaiser (ミヒャエル・カイザー, Mihyaeru Kaizā?) is a prodigious U-20 forward from Germany who plays for Bastard München during the Neo Egoist League as the team's ace and main striker. Kaiser is regarded as a prodigy and is also a member of the New Generation World XI.

Appearance:

Kaiser is a handsome tall young man with light blue eyes and light blonde hair, accented by red eyeliner. His hairstyle includes a mullet with blue streaks at the ends and two deep blue rat-tails. He symbolizes blue rose tattoos on his neck, which transition into chain-like intertwined thorny stems down his left arm, culminating in a crown with a keyhole on his left hand. He is typically seen wearing his Bastard München #10 uniform, which features red and black with gold stripes, complemented by black and gold striped socks, sneakers, and a long-sleeved shirt.

Personality:

Kaiser is shown as an arrogant young man who has a superiority complex. He sees everybody around him as merely small-time actor compared to his big-time main role as the star of his world. Though he is arrogant and slyly rude to people he sees as beneath him, he is not unnecessarily rude to his teammates, but will put them in their place when they unnecessarily speak out even if it's for his sake. Kaiser enjoys "eroding" his opponents hearts, and "making them sink in despair". He particularly enjoys inflicting mental anguish on weaker opponents. Even though Kaiser is arrogant and rude, he knows when to control himself around people who are definitively better and superior to him, such as his team leader and the best striker in the world, Noel Noa.

After the match against Ubers, Kaiser was immensely frustrated that he lost to Isagi for a second time. Originally, he joined Bastard Munchen because it was the quickest way to get into Re Al, but decided to go back on that decision in order to defeat Isagi.

In his past, Kaiser was a mentally weak person who constantly gave up on things he believed to be impossible. To remind himself to never again to fall into that weak mindset, he got a tattoo of a blue rose on his neck, which he believes symbolizes the achievement of the impossible. Kaiser believes that the moment people believe things are impossible, they are programmed to give up. Those who sacrifice their talent in exchange for living long and tedious lives are the ones he despises the most.

During the PXG game, Kaiser perceived Isagi was a threat to everything he had ever created. Kaiser sacrificed his emotions and pride to be reduced to zero - a state where he follows the most rational option without the hindrance of his feelings. Kaiser began to involve the Blue Lock players in his plays, passing to Jingo Raichi and Rensuke Kunigami despite purposefully playing around them in the prior games. After realizing Rin Itoshi was too unpredictable to deal with alone, Kaiser accepts Isagi's contract and partnered up with him under the premise that the best player between the two of them would score the final goal, winning Bastard Munchen the game. However, during the final minutes of the match, Kaiser underestimated Ness' ability to grow, leading to him not taking his spontaneous awakening into account, and resulting in another goal for Isagi, which frustrated Kaiser even further.

2. Sae Itoshi

Age: 18

Sae Itoshi (糸いと師し冴さえ, Itoshi Sae?) is a prodigy football player who is known as the best player in Japan. Sae is also a member of the New Generation World XI, as well as the Re Al youth team. He is the older brother of Rin Itoshi.

At the start of the series, he is in Japan only to renew his passport but after hearing about the Blue Lock, he decides to stay. He later joins the Japan U-20 to face off against the Blue Lock Eleven in the Japan U-20 match. After the Japan U-20 match concluded, he returned to Spain but is joining the newly constructed Japan U-20 team in the U-20 World Cup, so he can challenge Spain and beat Bunny Iglesias.

Appearance:

Sae is a tall, lean young man with reddish-brown/magenta hair and slim teal eyes that are framed by an array of long underlashes just like his brother, Rin. During the National Representative match, he wears the Japan U-20 White #10 jersey with a black shirt underneath the jersey and some black gloves.

Personality:

Since a young age, Sae has been cold, blunt, and serious. He has only ever cared about becoming the best Midfielder in the world and has only had time for things that get him closer to his goal. Sae can also be arrogant and condescending, looking down on others even if they are older than him and wield organizational authority. He is egotistical in his football play but has shown to be able to restrain himself and play his position, not trying to outshine others unnecessarily.

Sae is prideful as a football player, looking down on Japanese football and all who participate in it. Sae states that he would much rather die or play in Europe with a bunch of college students than play in the J-League or play on the Japan National Team. He is very confident in his skills and wholeheartedly believes that nobody in Japan is worthy of his skills as a teammate. He dislikes the fact that he was born in Japan, saying things like he was simply born in the wrong country.

Though Sae is a difficult person, he is not impossible to work with. He, out of pure interest, decides to stay in Japan on a whim after hearing about the Blue Lock Project and even joins the Japan U-20 for the match against the Blue Lock Eleven. But when his interest is satisfied, he has no problem abandoning those he deems unworthy of his time.

Despite Sae's arrogance, he does not mind staying in his role as a midfielder and key passer. During the Japan National Representative match, Sae gave the Japan U-20 forwards every opportunity to score, and only after repeated failures did he decide to score himself. After the game between Japan U-20 and Blue Lock Eleven, Sae is not above admitting when he is wrong, as he tells Rin that he was wrong about Japan; they are capable of creating good strikers and that their football can still change.

During Rin's past, Sae is shown to be much friendlier, more caring and loving towards his brother. He even took responsibility for Rin destroying his toys. Sae was concerned when Rin said he wanted to fight a stronger opponent, destroy them and die.

3. Don Lorenzo

Age: 19

Don Lorenzo (ドン・ロレンゾ, Don Rorenzo?) is a prodigy U-20 defender from Italy who plays for Ubers during the Neo Egoist League as the team's core and star defender. He is also a member of the New Generation World XI and is known as "The Ace Eater".

Appearance:

Lorenzo is a tall, slim, and lanky young man with purple eyes and free-flowing, messy dark green hair with dyed purple tips that sway to the right side of his face. He has golden teeth due to his old ones deteriorating, a tattoo of a blue mouth surrounded by black flames on the back of his long neck, and slight facial hair on his chin. He is seen wearing the #2 black and white striped Ubers uniform during the Neo Egoist League.

Personality:

Lorenzo is only focused on the strength of others and money. He strongly believes money makes the world go round and there is nothing in this world money can't obtain. He only acknowledges people with value attached to them, and even then, they have to be strong for him to give them any care. Even though he is overconfident, he is a team player whose team strongly trusts his abilities. He even realizes his role in the overall team formation and does not try to step out of it by doing his job perfectly and feeding the ball to their striker without issue.

His obsession with money stems from his upbringing; he was born into a miserable household and, after being abandoned by his parents, was forced to live in the streets. He spent his time swindling people out of their money for survival, but eventually, he lost hope in life and was ready to die. Fortunately, he was found by Snuffy, who offered him help in exchange for playing football with him, with Snuffy paying for his signature golden teeth. Ever since, he has gained immense respect for Snuffy, not hesitating to defend him after Baro called him a coward and rejected his proposal to succeed him. After Snuffy declares his resignation of retirement, Lorenzo offers Baro a gold tooth for the gratitude of seeing him happy.

Lorenzo outside of the game can be quite cheerful and rowdy. He tends to make a mess of whatever he is eating, usually popcorn, and pays no mind to what others think of his display. He is kind and supports his teammates throughout the game, making small talk with Baro during pauses. Lorenzo can admit when he fails and praised Isagi and Hiori's chemistry that gave Bastard München the victory. He has an admiration for Kaiser as his long rival and his man-marking can come off as stalking. Lorenzo was overjoyed at Kaiser's Magnus goal and declared it a masterpiece that was worth 500 million.

He also has a habit of saying "okay" after every sentence.

4. Bunny Iglesias

Age: 19

Bunny Iglesias (バニー・イグレシアス, Banī Igureshiasu?) is a prodigy U-20 forward from Spain who plays for FC Barcha. A key figure in both scoring and assists for the team from the beginning of the season, he is regarded as one of the most promising talents in football and is also a member of the New Generation World XI.

Appearance:

Bunny is a tall, athletic young man with lavender-colored hair and relatively large red irises. He also possesses two scars on his face; one vertical scar running down his right eye and one horizontal scar running across his right cheek and nose. He also has a scar on the left side of his neck. It's revealed that he has many scars on his arms and shoulders. In his casual attire he dons a black cap with a rabbit's face on the front with matching scars, a button-less overcoat and a white T-shirt with the inscription “Solo Yo” (translated from Spanish - “Only I”). Complementing the outfit are light-colored straight cut jeans and black sneakers. On the pitch he is generally fitted in the FC Barcha Kit.

Personality:

Bunny Iglesias comes off as calm, polite, and soft-spoken, often wearing a gentle smile that hides deeper emotional turmoil. He speaks with a detached honesty, occasionally revealing a bitter or melancholic side, especially when discussing his own connection to football. Though respectful in conversation, his remarks can be subtly condescending or self-deprecating. Despite this, he shows a quiet appreciation for others' passion, hinting at a complex inner world shaped by unresolved feelings about his place in the sport.

5. Julian Loki

Age: 18

Julian Loki (ジュリアン・ロキ, Jurian Roki?) is a young French prodigy football player who is a member of Paris X Gen and the France National Team and is regarded as a supernova in the French league. It's been later revealed that he's a member of the New Generation World XI, and also part of the France U-20 Team for the upcoming PIFA U-20 World Cup.

Introduced during Third Selection, as a member of Team World 5, he is initially at Blue Lock to analyze and rate the last string of Blue Lock players. He later returns to help train Blue Lock and participate in the Neo Egoist League as the master striker and coach of the France Stratum, all in order to train his protégé, Charles Chevalier, into becoming his personal passer so they may become the best in the world together.

Appearance:

Loki is a fairly tall teenager with dark skin, gold eyes, and short black hair in a buzz cut. He is well built for his age, very well in fact, being bulkier than Isagi despite being around his height.

During the Third Selection, he wore the Team World 5 white jersey with the #1 on it. During the Neo Egoist League, he wears Paris X Gen's uniform.

During U-20 World Cup, Loki wears the France U-20 uniform with wristbands and captain armband.

Personality:

Before the game against Team World 5, Loki was the only member of his team not to make light of the match or badmouth the Blue Lock Project, and he stopped his fellow players from doing so, showing a certain level of maturity. Isagi noted that Loki was very polite, having apologized for his teammates and wishing for a good match. Despite his politeness, Isagi sensed that Loki was not the least bit nervous about playing them, which indicates a supreme confidence in his own ability, regardless of his manner. Loki was also quick to recognize and praise the team when they had done something noteworthy, as well as critique them when they presented openings, showing that despite his confidence, he does have a sense of sportsmanship about him.

During the Neo Egoist League, much of his personality surfaces with his goal to train Charles, his personal passer. Loki has shown himself to be a respectful teacher to his team, informing them of the areas they should improve. Yet, for all his polite and civil manner, he is quite prideful regarding his skills as a striker and was deeply vexed when Isagi insulted his talent. Moreover, Loki rationalized his defeats against Bastard München by accusing Rin of not making the decisive shot, until Isagi set him straight by declaring that Loki is only distinguished because of his natural speed.

Like most strikers, Loki wants to be the best football player in the world. In order to achieve that, he needs to train his personal passer which is Charles.

6. Vivian Hugo

Age: 19

Vivian Hugo (ビビアン・ユーゴー, Bibian Yūgō?) is a prodigious football player known as one of the best players in France. Hugo is also a member of the New Generation World XI, as well as Arsenaly's team and a center midfielder on the France U-20 team in the PIFA U-20 World Cup.

He is regarded as one of the most promising talents in the football world, and unlike other professional strikers, he is only interested in becoming the world's second-best player, operating as a "shadow" to Julien Loki by facilitating the team's success, all to win the World Cup four times and finally surpass Pelé's three-time record. Notably, he developed the Suitable Destiny Theory.

Appearance:

Hugo's face has a modified diamond shape with evident bone structure and elegant proportions. His skin is very fair with dark, observant almond-shaped eyes, with the outer corner slightly more pointed/ascending, relatively sharp and expressive, and very defined outer lashes. He has a tall and athletic physique that towers over Loki and Charles, and tousled hair with plenty of volume and natural movement.

Hugo has burgundy hair where his strands fall irregularly, some turned outwards, others inwards, with a small fringe on the right side of his forehead. His haircut resembles a very characteristic Wolf cut/shag style. He usually has a neutral expression on his face. He has very long eyelashes that almost reach the corner of his face. Remarkably, his pupils exhibit an eerie, scribbled-like appearance when he's serious.

During U-20 World Cup, Hugo wears the France U-20 uniform with wristbands. He does not pull his socks all the way up.

Personality:

Vivian Hugo possesses a calm, stoic, and deeply philosophical personality that directly challenges the main core of the Blue Lock project. As a central midfielder for France’s U-20 team and a prestigious member of the New Generation World XI, Hugo approaches football with a cold, robotic, and fatalistic logic. He operates under his strict "Theory of Suitable Destiny," firmly believing that every individual is born with innate traits meant for a highly specific role. To Hugo, any attempt to reject or fight against one's preordained destiny is an exercise in futility that only creates unnecessary suffering, a direct ideological contrast to the chaotic, self-evolving "egoism" pushed by Jinpachi Ego.

The most eccentric manifestation of this rigid mindset is his bizarre habit of intensely reading a completely blank book. Rather than wasting time on outside fiction, Hugo utilizes the blank pages as a psychological tool to facilitate a focused, uninterrupted internal dialogue. By staring intently into the empty white sheets, he effectively blocks out external distractions and opponent data. The blank book acts as a clean mental canvas where he isolates his thoughts, organizes his complex field strategies, and continuously visualizes his grand ambition. It is during these long, quiet stretches of staring into nothingness that he refines his unique philosophy and plots out his massive life goals.

Because of this deeply insular, analytical nature, Hugo behaves as a uniquely "kind" yet incredibly frustrating antagonist to players like ⁠Yoichi Isagi. Unlike other elite players who lash out with malicious insults or explosive anger, Hugo harbors absolutely no ill-will toward his opponents. Instead, he steps into the role of a nonchalant mentor, calmly picking apart his opponents' flaws mid-match with brutal, objective honesty based on what he mapped out in his blank pages. He remains entirely unbothered and detached even in high-pressure situations, though he hilariously breaks his serious demeanor on the pitch by shouting loud, bizarre onomatopoeias like "zoom" or "beep-beep" while orchestrating a play.

Hugo’s own football ego is entirely centered around becoming the absolute best "number two" in the world. While the strikers of Blue Lock obsess over being the solitary number one center of attention, Hugo views the number two spot as a position of superior control. He believes that true leaders, like Julien Loki, are perfectly engineered to be the number one "superman," while his own true calling is to act as the ultimate shadow mastermind who shapes those strikers and manipulates the field. His grand ambition is not individual glory, but to win four World Cups as a midfield general, using his profound understanding of destiny to change the players around him and, ultimately, rewrite the history of the sport by finally surpassing Pelé's three-time record.

7. Teddy Knight

Teddy Knight (テディ・ナイト, Tedi Naito?) is a prodigious football player known as one of the best players in England. He is the newest addition of the New Generation World XI and plays as a winger for England U-20 in the PIFA U-20 World Cup.

Teddy is widely regarded as one of the most promising talents in the football world, and unlike other professional players, he only sees himself as a puppet for his teammates, in order for them to become the best in the world.

Appearance: Teddy is a tall young man of a slender build with a relaxed posture that makes him seem effortlessly calm. His face is youthful and soft with gentle features, a large nose, and slightly parted lips that give him a naturally quiet, absent-minded expression. His large, round eyes are wide and attentive, carrying a curious, innocent look that makes his emotions easy to read despite his otherwise blank expression. His hair is thick and tousled, falling in soft, uneven layers that frame his face while long bangs partially cover one eye, with the rest sticking out in light, windswept spikes that give him a naturally messy appearance. He is first seen in a high-collared training jacket zipped all the way to the top along with matching track pants, the athletic fit hanging comfortably on his slim frame without appearing bulky.

Personality: ⁠Teddy Knight introduces a deeply fascinating, unprecedented personality that serves as the exact ideological antithesis to Jinpachi Ego's teachings. As England's prodigious winger and the newest addition to the New Generation World XI, Teddy stands out because he explicitly claims to possess absolutely no football ego. Instead of seeking individual glory, personal validation, or striker supremacy, he actively trash-talks himself, openly describing his existence as nothing more than a "worthless trash doll" or a subservient puppet whose sole purpose is to be used by his teammates to secure a collective victory.

On the surface, Teddy carries a relaxed, distant, and almost emotionless disposition, looking at the world with dull, absent-minded eyes. This calm exterior borders on a quiet, supreme arrogance; when encountering the Blue Lock candidates, he completely dismisses their collective capabilities and bluntly tells them to throw the game, assuming his team is fundamentally superior without even needing to prove it. When Bachira tries to welcome him as a fellow passionate egoist, Teddy aggressively rejects the label, asserting that self-absorbed egoists are merely destructive forces chasing empty validation. He seems to operate under the absolute command of his teammates, following strict orders with zero personal dreams or desires of his own.

However, the moment Teddy is actively challenged on the pitch, his submissive, detached facade flips into a sharply focused, terrifyingly precise threat. Even while continuously downplaying his own worth, he casually decimates the Blue Lock defense using an incredibly irregular, high-speed agile dribbling style. He shows a chilling resilience to physical dominance; when Rin Itoshi attempts an illegal tackle by grabbing his collar, Teddy remains entirely unfazed, casually using his balance to maneuver around him mid-air while keeping absolute control over the ball. Ultimately, Teddy Knight represents a dangerous new breed of opponent, a player who finds supreme, lethal power not in selfish ambition, but in total, chillingly hollow submission to the team.