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Wataru Endo

Japanese association football player

Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endo Wataru, born February 9, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Wataru Endō
遠藤 航
Endō with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wataru Endō[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2010 Shonan Bellmare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Shonan Bellmare 158 (23)
2016–2018 Urawa Red Diamonds 73 (5)
2018–2020 Sint-Truiden 20 (2)
2019–2020 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 21 (1)
2020–2023 VfB Stuttgart 99 (12)
2023– Liverpool 7 (0)
National team‡
2012 Japan U19 4 (0)
2015–2016 Japan U23 11 (2)
2021 Japan Olympic (O.P.) 6 (0)
2015– Japan 54 (2)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2019 United Arab Emirates
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:22, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Biography

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Endo was born in Yokohama on February 9, 1993. He joined J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2010. Shonan was relegated to J2 League end of the 2010 season. He played many matches as center back from 2011. Shonan played in J1 in 2013 and 2015. In 2016, he moved to Urawa Reds. He played many matches as center back. Urawa won the 2nd place in 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa won the champions in the 2017 AFC Champions League. In July 2018, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truidense. In August 2019, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgart. Stuttgart was promoted to Bundesliga in 2020.

In July 2015, Endo was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on August 2. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At 2016 Summer Olympics, he played all 3 matches as defensive midfielder. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup, but he did not play in the match. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shonan Bellmare 2010[3] J.League Division 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 — 7 1
2011[4] J2 League 34 1 4 0 — — 38 1
2012[5] J2 League 32 7 1 0 — — 33 7
2013[6] J1 League 17 3 1 0 — — 18 3
2014[7] J2 League 38 7 1 0 — — 39 7
2015[8] J1 League 31 4 0 0 1 0 — 32 4
Total 158 23 7 0 2 0 — 167 23
Urawa Red Diamonds 2016[9] J1 League 29 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 39 0
2017[10] J1 League 30 3 1 0 2 0 13 1 46 4
2018[11] J1 League 16 2 4 0 4 0 — 24 2
Total 75 5 6 0 9 0 19 1 109 6
Sint-Truiden 2018–19[11] Belgian Pro League 26 2 2 0 — — 28 2
2019–20[12] Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 29 2 2 0 — — 31 2
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20[12] 2. Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 — — 22 1
VfB Stuttgart 2020–21[13] Bundesliga 33 3 3 0 — — 36 3
2021–22[14] Bundesliga 33 4 1 0 — — 34 4
2022–23[15] Bundesliga 33 5 5 1 — 2 0 40 6
2023–24[16] Bundesliga 0 0 1 1 — — 1 1
Total 120 13 11 2 — 2 0 133 15
Liverpool 2023–24[16] Premier League 7 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4[b] 1 13 1
Career total 389 42 26 2 13 0 25 2 453 46
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2015 5 0
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 7 1
2020 3 0
2021 9 1
2022 13 0
2023 7 0
Total 54 2
As of match played 16 October 2023.[18]
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Endō goal.
List of international goals scored by Wataru Endō
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 21   Mongolia 5–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 March 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan 26   South Korea 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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Shonan Bellmare

Urawa Red Diamonds

Japan U23

Japan

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)
  18. ↑ Wataru Endo at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ↑ Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards
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