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Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endoh Wataru, born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He represents the Japan national team.

Wataru Endo
遠藤 航

Endo with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 29)
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	73	(9)
National team‡
2012	Japan U19	4	(0)
2015–2021	Japan U23	17	(2)
2015–	Japan[2]	43	(2)
Honours Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2019 United Arab Emirates AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Endo began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare. He later played for Sint-Truiden until 2019.[3]

On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[4] In April 2020, Stuttgart signed Endo permanently.[5] On 26 November 2020, Endo extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[6]

On 25 February 2022, Endo scored Stuttgart's only goal in a 1–2 loss to TSG Hoffenheim.[7] He scored again in the club's 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[8] On 14 May 2022, he scored the winning goal in stoppage time in a 2–1 win over 1. FC Köln to save Stuttgart from the relegation playoffs and secure their place in the 2022–23 Bundesliga.[9]

International career

On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called Endo up to the squad for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[10] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[11] although he did not play in any of their matches.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 03 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National 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	Belgian Pro League	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	—		—		36	3
	2021–22		33	4	1	0	—		—		34	4
	2022–23		6	2	1	0	—		—		7	2
	Total		92	9	6	0	—		—		98	10
Career total			354	39	21	0	11	0	19	1	405	40

International

As of match played 14 June 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2015	5	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	7	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	7	0
Total		41	2

As of match played 14 June 2022[13]

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Endo goal.

List of international goals scored by Wataru Endo

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

Shonan Bellmare

• J.League Division 2: 2014

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J.League Cup: 2016
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
• AFC Champions League: 2017

Japan U23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Wataru Endō

Wataru Endō (jap. 遠藤 航, Endō Wataru; * 9. Februar 1993 in Yokohama) ist ein japanischer Fußballspieler. Der Defensivspieler ist der Mannschaftskapitän des VfB Stuttgart und japanischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Wataru Endo

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[es] Wataru Endō

Wataru Endo (en japonés: 遠藤 航; Yokohama, Japón, 9 de febrero de 1993) es un futbolista japonés. Juega de defensa y su equipo es el VfB Stuttgart de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania.[1]

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[fr] Wataru Endō

Wataru Endō (遠藤 航, Endō Wataru?) est un footballeur international japonais né le 9 février 1993 à Yokohama. Défenseur central de formation, il évolue au poste de milieu défensif dans le club allemand du VfB Stuttgart, où il est prêté par le Saint-Trond VV. Il rejoindra définitivement le club allemand à l'été 2020.

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[it] Wataru Endō

Wataru Endō (遠藤 航 Endō Wataru?; Yokohama, 9 febbraio 1993) è un calciatore giapponese, difensore o centrocampista dello Stoccarda e della nazionale giapponese, con cui è stato vicecampione d'Asia nel 2019.

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[ru] Эндо, Ватару

Ватару Эндо (яп. 遠藤 航; 9 февраля 1993, Иокогама) — японский футболист, капитан и полузащитник немецкого клуба «Штутгарт» и сборной Японии.

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