Yasuhito Endō
 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Yasuhito Endō |
| Date of birth |
(1980-01-28) 28 January 1980 (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Kagoshima City,
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Playing position |
Central midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Gamba Osaka |
| Number |
7 |
| Youth career |
| 1995–1997 |
Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1998 |
Yokohama Flügels |
16 |
(1) |
| 1999–2000 |
Kyoto Purple Sanga |
53 |
(9) |
| 2001– |
Gamba Osaka |
366 |
(77) |
| National team‡ |
| 1998–1999 |
Japan U-20 |
11 |
(1) |
| 1999 |
Japan U-23 |
7 |
(0) |
| 2002–[1] |
Japan |
127 |
(10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012 |
Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito?, born 28 January 1980 in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka.[2] His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, is also a former professional footballer, and was selected as one of Japan under-23 national football team members played at 1996 Olympics. He is considered a cult hero at Gamba Osaka and the Japan National Football Team. It is because he has formidable passing ability, leadership, and goal scoring ability. He is also known for his excellent accuracy on free kicks.
Career [edit]
In 2011, he became the first J. League player to be named in the J. League Best Eleven 9 times. In 2009, he was named "Player of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation.[3]
In 2012, he extended his record and became the first Japanese player to be selected in the J. League Best Eleven ten consecutive times in a row in the midfield position.[4]
International career [edit]
Endō played 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and Japan finished 2nd place, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.[5] On 24 June 2010, Endō scored from a free-kick against Denmark in a 3–1 win as Japan qualified for the second round of the World Cup.[6] On 12 October 2010, he became the 4th player to earn 100th full international cap for Japan in a friendly match against South Korea. On October 16, 2012, Endo became Japan's most capped player in a friendly against Brazil.[7] His start in this match was his 123rd appearance for the national team, surpassing Masami Ihara's previous record of 122 caps.[7]
Endō playing for Gamba Osaka in 2011
Career statistics [edit]
- As of February 09, 2011
| Club |
Season |
League |
Emperor's Cup |
League Cup |
Champions League |
Other* |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Kagoshima Jitsugyō H.S. |
1997 |
— |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
— |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
0 |
| Yokohama Flügels |
1998 |
16 |
1 |
- |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
20 |
1 |
| Total |
16 |
1 |
- |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
20 |
1 |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga |
1999 |
24 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
— |
— |
28 |
4 |
| 2000 |
29 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
36 |
6 |
| Total |
53 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
— |
— |
64 |
10 |
| Gamba Osaka |
2001 |
29 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
36 |
5 |
| 2002 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
— |
— |
39 |
6 |
| 2003 |
30 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
— |
— |
38 |
4 |
| 2004 |
29 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
- |
— |
— |
32 |
9 |
| 2005 |
33 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
39 |
10 |
| 2006 |
25 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
- |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
38 |
14 |
| 2007 |
34 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
— |
1 |
0 |
47 |
9 |
| 2008 |
27 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
44 |
11 |
| 2009 |
32 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
14 |
| 2010 |
30 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
5 |
| 2011 |
33 |
4 |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
- |
40 |
5 |
| 2012 |
34 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
- |
44 |
9 |
| 2013 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
1 |
| Total |
374 |
78 |
32 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
35 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
486 |
102 |
| Career total |
443 |
88 |
36 |
10 |
47 |
3 |
35 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
571 |
113 |
*Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Endō playing for
Japan in 2008
| Japan national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 2002 |
1 |
0 |
| 2003 |
11 |
1 |
| 2004 |
16 |
2 |
| 2005 |
8 |
0 |
| 2006 |
8 |
0 |
| 2007 |
13 |
1 |
| 2008 |
16 |
3 |
| 2009 |
12 |
0 |
| 2010 |
15 |
2 |
| 2011 |
13 |
0 |
| 2012 |
11 |
1 |
| 2013 |
3 |
0 |
| Total |
127 |
10 |
International goals [edit]
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
20 August 2003 |
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
 Nigeria |
3–0
|
3–0
|
Friendly Match (Kirin Challenge Cup 2003) |
| 2. |
7 February 2004 |
Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan |
 Malaysia |
4–0
|
4–0
|
Friendly Match (Kirin Challenge Cup 2004) |
| 3. |
7 July 2004 |
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
1–0
|
1–0
|
Kirin Cup 2004 |
| 4. |
16 July 2007 |
My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |
 Vietnam |
1–2
|
1–4
|
2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 5. |
6 February 2008 |
Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan |
 Thailand |
1–0
|
4–1
|
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 6. |
7 June 2008 |
Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman |
 Oman |
1–1
|
1–1
|
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 7. |
6 September 2008 |
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |
 Bahrain |
0–2
|
2–3
|
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 8. |
14 February 2010 |
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
 South Korea |
1–0
|
1–3
|
2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 9. |
24 June 2010 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |
 Denmark |
2–0
|
3–1
|
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 10. |
15 August 2012 |
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |
 Venezuela |
1–0
|
1–1
|
Friendly |
Honours [edit]
- Yokohama Flügels
- Gamba Osaka
International [edit]
Individual [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
