Shogo Taniguchi
![]() Taniguchi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Shogo Taniguchi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Kumamoto United SC | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Ohzu High School | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 289 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Al-Rayyan | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Sint-Truiden | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2015– | Japan | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Shogo Taniguchi (谷口 彰悟, Taniguchi Shōgo, born 15 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Taniguchi began his career with Tsukuba University.
Taniguchi began his professional career with Kawasaki Frontale in 2014.[2][3] He lift the J1 League Trophy for four times in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 respectively. He announced his departure from the club after nine years at Kawasaki in 2022 season making a total of 377 appearances for the club.
On 28 December 2022, Taniguchi joined Al Rayyan in Qatar.[4]
International career
[edit]On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp.[5] On 23 July 2015, he was called again for 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[6] He was called again for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kawasaki Frontale | 2014 | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |
2015 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 2 | ||||
2016 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 45 | 4 | ||||
2017 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 46 | 8 | |||
2018 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 43 | 4 | |||
2019 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
2020 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
2021 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
2022 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
Total | 289 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 377 | 26 | ||
Al Rayyan | 2022–23 | QSL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Career total | 314 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 404 | 26 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 11 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 1 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 28 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taniguchi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 June 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
Honours
[edit]Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- Emperor's Cup: 2020
- J.League Cup: 2019
- Japanese Super Cup: 2019, 2021
Japan
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022[12]
- EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ 筑波大MF谷口を獲得内定 スポーツ報知、2013年8月23日[dead link]
- ^ 谷口彰悟選手加入内定のお知らせ KAWASAKI FRONTALE、2013年8月23日
- ^ "日本代表DF谷口彰悟、カタール1部アル・ラーヤン移籍が公式発表。31歳で初の海外挑戦に". GOAL. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "大久保嘉人ら28人日本代表候補合宿メンバー/一覧 : 日刊スポーツ".
- ^ http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/news/00006836/ 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
- ^ FIFAワールドカップカタール2022 SAMURAI BLUE(日本代表)メンバーJFA 2022年11月1日
- ^ Shogo Taniguchi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2015, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411246 (p. 50 out of 298)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 30 out of 290)
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
- ^ "2022 Jリーグアウォーズ受賞者一覧". Football Channel. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Shogo Taniguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shogo Taniguchi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- University of Tsukuba alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Association football people from Kumamoto
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japan men's international footballers
- J1 League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
- Summer World University Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs