Yu Endō

Yu Endo
遠藤優
	Endo in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position	Full back
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2015	Urawa Reds
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2025	Urawa Reds
2025–	West Ham United
International career‡
2024–	Japan
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 15 September 2026 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Yu Endo (遠藤優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.

Club career

Endo made her WE League debut on 12 September 2021.

On 1 August 2025, Endo signed for English Women's Super League club West Ham United on a two-year contract following her departure from Urawa Reds at the end of her contract the previous season.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Reds	2016	Nadeshiko League	1	0	3	0	7	1	—		11	1
	2017	Nadeshiko League	0	0	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
	2018	Nadeshiko League	3	1	3	0	7	0	—		13	1
	2019	Nadeshiko League	11	0	1	0	5	0	—		17	0
	2020	Nadeshiko League	13	0	5	1	—		—		18	1
	2021–22	WE League	19	2	1	0	—		—		20	2
	2022–23	WE League	17	2	2	0	5	0	—		24	2
	2023–24	WE League	22	2	4	0	5	1	3	1	34	4
	2024–25	WE League	22	0	4	0	1	0	4	1	31	1
	Total		108	7	24	1	32	2	7	2	171	12
West Ham United	2025–26	Women's Super League	15	0	1	0	4	0	—		20	0
	2026–27	Women's Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	21	0
Career total			124	7	25	1	36	2	7	2	192	12

↑ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Club Championship
↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 9 July 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Japan	2024	1
Japan	2025	1
Total		2

References

↑ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/
↑ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
↑ https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-complete-signing-japan-international-yu-endo
↑ "Yu Endo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "Yu Endo". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

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[5] Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup

[6] Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup

[AWCC-7] Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Club Championship

[AWCL-8] Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Champions League

[1] ttps://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/

[2] "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[3] ttps://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-complete-signing-japan-international-yu-endo

[4] "Yu Endo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[9] "Yu Endo". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

Personal information
Endo in 2026
Date of birth	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position	Full back
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2015	Urawa Reds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2025	Urawa Reds	108	(7)
2025–	West Ham United	16	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Japan	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 15 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC)