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{{Nihongo|'''Wataru Endo'''|遠藤 航|Endō Wataru|born 9 February 1993}} is a Japanese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] or a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]]. He plays for [[Premier League]] club [[Liverpool F.C.]] and is the current [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. |
{{Nihongo|'''Wataru Endo'''|遠藤 航|Endō Wataru|born 9 February 1993}} is a Japanese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] or a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]]. He plays for [[Premier League]] club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and is the current [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
Revision as of 11:41, 18 August 2023
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Wataru Endo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back | |||||||||||||||||||
Team 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 | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Japan U23 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Japan Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2015– | Japan[3] | 50 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:44, 20 June 2023 (UTC) |
Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endō Wataru, born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back. He plays for Premier League club Liverpool and is the current captain of the Japan national team.
Club career
Endo began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare. He later played for Sint-Truiden until 2019.[4]
On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[5] In April 2020, Stuttgart signed Endo permanently.[6] On 26 November 2020, Endo extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[7]
On 25 February 2022, Endo scored Stuttgart's only goal in a 1–2 loss to TSG Hoffenheim.[8] He scored again in the club's 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] On 14 May 2022, he scored the winning goal in stoppage time in a 2–1 win over 1. FC Köln to save Stuttgart from the relegation playoffs and secure their place in the 2022–23 Bundesliga.[10]
International career
On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called Endo up to the squad for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[11] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[12] although he did not play in any of their matches.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shonan Bellmare | 2010 | J.League Division 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
2011 | J2 League | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2012 | J2 League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
2013 | J1 League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
2014 | J2 League | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 7 | |||
2015 | J1 League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
Total | 158 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 167 | 23 | |||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2016 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2017 | J1 League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
2018 | 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 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 120 | 13 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 133 | 15 | |||
Career total | 382 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 440 | 45 |
International
- As of match played 20 June 2023[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 50 | 2 |
- As of match played 20 June 2023.[14]
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Endo goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
Shonan Bellmare
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan U23
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
Individual
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)[15]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wataru Endo".
- ^ W. Endo at Soccerway.com
- ^ "Wataru Endo joins VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Wataru Endo Transfers to VfB Stuttgart". stvv.com. Sint-Truidense V.V. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Wataru Endo commits until 2024". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim - VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de. kicker.de. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Der coole Kalajdzic krönt eine famose VfB-Aufholjagd". kicker.de. kicker.de. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Bundesliga | Wataru Endo's injury-time winner over Cologne seals dramatic salvation for VfB Stuttgart". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "EAFF東アジアカップ2015(8/2~9@中国/武漢) SAMURAI BLUE(日本代表)メンバー・スケジュール". JFA. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)
- ^ "Wataru Endō". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards
External links
- Wataru Endō – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Wataru Endō at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wataru Endō at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Urawa Reds
- Wataru Endō at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs