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Tsubasa Endoh
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, Second Striker
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2012 JFA Academy Fukushima
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Maryland Terrapins 85 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Toronto FC 21 (2)
International career‡
Japan U-15
Japan U-16
Japan U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 6, 2016

Tsubasa Endoh (遠藤 翼, Endō Tsubasa, born August 20, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

After spending four years with Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland, Endoh was drafted as the ninth overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC and signed with the club on February 27, 2016.[1] He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 against New York Red Bulls.[2] He scored his first MLS goal on May 7, 2016, for Toronto FC in their home opener against FC Dallas, at the newly renovated BMO Field, which ended in a 1–0 victory.[3][4]

Career statistics

Updated as of July 17, 2016

Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC 2016 MLS 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Career total 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1

Personal

From 2005 to 2011 he was part of the Japan Football Association Academy in Fukushima. Forced to leave after the Fukushima earthquake, Endoh moved to the United States in 2011 to the University of Maryland. Since leaving Japan he has learned to speak English, something he could not speak well in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Toronto FC Sign Tsubasa Endoh". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire vs. New York City FC - MatchCenter". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "GOAL: Tsubasa Endoh scores his first career MLS goal". MLSSoccer.com. May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Neil Davidson (May 8, 2016). "Sebastian Giovinco razor-sharp in Toronto FC home opener in new-look BMO Field". Yahoo.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/13/earthquake-survivor-tsubasa-endoh-set-fulfill-pro-dreams-long-way-home
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