Wataru Endo
Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endoh Wataru, born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club VfB Stuttgart. Until 2019, he played for Sint-Truiden, whom he joined after beginning his professional career with Shonan Bellmare.[3]
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Japan U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Japan [2] | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 21 January 2021.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2013 | J1 League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | J2 League | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2015 | J1 League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 158 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart (on loan) | 2019-20 | 2 Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2020-21 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 300 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 341 | 32 | ||
International
- As of 14 November 2019[9]
| Japan | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 1 |
International goals
- As of match played 10 October 2019. Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Endo goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 October 2019 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | 21 |  Mongolia | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Shonan Bellmare
- Urawa Red Diamonds
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59992/Wataru_Endo.html
- 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 at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Wataru Endo – FIFA competition record
- 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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