Shogo Taniguchi

Shogo Taniguchi
	Taniguchi playing for Kawasaki Frontale
Personal information
Full name	Shogo Taniguchi
Date of birth	July 15, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kawasaki Frontale
Youth career
2007–2009	Ozu High School
2010–2013	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–	Kawasaki Frontale
National team
2015–2017	Japan
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2022

Shogo Taniguchi (谷口彰悟, Taniguchi Shogo, born July 15, 1991) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography change

Taniguchi was born in Kumamoto on July 15, 1991. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in 2014. He played many matches as center back from first season. In 2017, Kawasaki won the J1 champions first time in the club history. Kawasaki also won the J1 champions in 2018 and 2020.

On June 11, 2015, Taniguchi debuted for the Japan national team against Iraq. He played 3 games for Japan until 2017.

Statistics change

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2014	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	30	1	1	0	4	0	5	0	40	1
2015			34	2	3	0	6	0	-		43	2
2016			34	1	5	1	6	2	-		45	4
2017			34	7	1	0	4	0	8	1	47	8
2018			34	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	43	4
2019			30	0	2	0	5	0	6	1	43	1
2020			30	3	2	0	4	0	-		36	3
2021
Country	Japan		226	17	17	2	31	2	23	2	297	23
Total			226	17	17	2	31	2	23	2	297	23