Wataru Endo

Wataru Endō
遠藤 航
Endō with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wataru Endō
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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 7 (0)
International career‡
2012 Japan U19 4 (0)
2015–2016 Japan U23 11 (2)
2021 Japan Olympic (O.P.) 6 (0)
2015– Japan 54 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up2019 United Arab Emirates
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:22, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endo Wataru; born February 9, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Endo was born in Yokohama on February 9, 1993. He joined J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2010. Shonan was relegated to J2 League end of the 2010 season. He played many matches as center back from 2011. Shonan played in J1 in 2013 and 2015. In 2016, he moved to Urawa Reds. He played many matches as center back. Urawa won the 2nd place in 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa won the champions in the 2017 AFC Champions League. In July 2018, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truidense. In August 2019, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgart. Stuttgart was promoted to Bundesliga in 2020.

In July 2015, Endo was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on August 2. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At 2016 Summer Olympics, he played all 3 matches as defensive midfielder. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup, but he did not play in the match. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shonan Bellmare 2010 J.League Division 1 610010—71
2011 J2 League 34140— —381
2012 J2 League 32710— —337
2013 J1 League 17310— —183
2014 J2 League 38710— —397
2015 J1 League 3140010—324
Total 158237020—16723
Urawa Red Diamonds 2016 J1 League 290103060390
2017 J1 League 3031020131464
2018 J1 League 1624040—242
Total 75560901911096
Sint-Truiden 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 26220——282
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 3000——30
Total 29220——312
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 21110——221
VfB Stuttgart 2020–21 Bundesliga 33330——363
2021–22 Bundesliga 33410——344
2022–23 Bundesliga 33551—20406
2023–24 Bundesliga 0011——11
Total 12013112—2013315
Liverpool 2023–24 Premier League 70002041131
Career total 3894226213025245346
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201550
201620
201740
201840
201971
202030
202191
2022130
202370
Total542
As of match played 16 October 2023.
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Endō goal.
List of international goals scored by Wataru Endō
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2019Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan21 Mongolia5–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 March 2021Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan26 South Korea3–03–0Friendly

Honours

Shonan Bellmare

Urawa Red Diamonds

Japan U23

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Wataru Endo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)
  18. ↑ Wataru Endo at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ↑ Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards