Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Tsuyoshi Watanabe
渡辺剛
Personal information
Full name	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Date of birth	5 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Gent
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2014	Yamanashi Gakuin University HS
2015–2018	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	FC Tokyo U-23
2019–2021	FC Tokyo
2022–2023	Kortrijk
2023–	Gent
National team‡
2019–2021	Japan U23
2019–	Japan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺剛, Watanabe Tsuyoshi, born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A club Gent.^[1]

Biography

Watanabe was born in Saitama Prefecture on February 5, 1997. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2019. He played many matches as center back from first season.

In December 2019, Watanabe was selected the Japan national team for 2019 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against Hong Kong on December 14.

As of match played 12 November 2023^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo	2019	J1 League	20	2	2	0	9	1	—		—		31	2
	2020	J1 League	28	2	0	0	3	0	7^[a]	0	—		38	2
	2021	J1 League	27	1	0	0	7	1	—		—		34	2
	Total		75	5	1	0	19	2	7	0	0	0	103	7
Kortrijk	2021–22	Jupiler Pro League	7	0	2	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022–23	Jupiler Pro League	34	1	0	0	—		—		—		34	1
	Total		41	1	2	0	—		—		—		43	1
Gent	2023–24	Jupiler Pro League	14	1	1	0	—		10^[b]	1	—		25	2
Career total			130	7	5	0	19	2	17	1	0	0	171	10