Wataru Endo
 Endo in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wataru Endo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 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 | 75 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | →VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2020– | VfB Stuttgart | 35 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Japan U23 | 17 | (2) |
| 2015– | Japan[2] | 30 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 20 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endoh Wataru, born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He represents the Japan national team. Until 2019, he played for Sint-Truiden, whom he joined after beginning his professional career with Shonan Bellmare.[3]
On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to Stuttgart until the end of the season.[4] In April 2020, Stuttgart took advantage of a contract option and signed Endo permanently.[5] On 26 November 2020, Endo extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[6]
International career[]
On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[7] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[8] although he did not play in any of the matches.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played on 20 August 2021.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 109 | 6 | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2018–19 | Belgium First Division | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 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 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 318 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 368 | 36 | ||
International[]
- As of 7 September 2021[9]
| Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 |
International goals[]
- As of match played 25 March 2021. Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Endo goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Club[]
- Shonan Bellmare
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- J.League Cup: 2016
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
- AFC Champions League: 2017
International[]
- Japan U-23
- AFC U-23 Championship: 2016
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
References[]
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 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.
- ^ "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 Endo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
External links[]
- Wataru Endo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Wataru Endo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wataru Endo at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Urawa Reds
- Wataru Endo at Soccerway
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