Wataru Endo

Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endō 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, playing mainly as a defensive midfielder (dmf)

Wataru Endo
Endo with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wataru Endo[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Place of birth Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team 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 73 (5)
2018–2020 Sint-Truiden 20 (2)
2019–2020 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 21 (1)
2020– VfB Stuttgart 95 (11)
International career‡
2012 Japan U19 4 (0)
2015–2016 Japan U23 11 (2)
2021 Japan Olympic (O.P.) 6 (0)
2015– Japan[3] 49 (2)
Honours
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 8 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:44, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Endo began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare. He later played for Sint-Truiden until 2019.[4]

On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[5] In April 2020, Stuttgart signed Endo permanently.[6] On 26 November 2020, Endo extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[7]

On 25 February 2022, Endo scored Stuttgart's only goal in a 1–2 loss to TSG Hoffenheim.[8] He scored again in the club's 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[12] although he did not play in any of their matches.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 April 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 29421——315
Total 1161271——12313
Career total 3784122111019143043

International
As of match played 24 March 2023.[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201550
201620
201740
201840
201971
202030
202191
2022130
202310
Total482
As of matches played to 24 March 2023.[14]
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 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

  • Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)[15]

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. "Wataru Endo".
  4. W. Endo at Soccerway.com
  5. "Wataru Endo joins VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Wataru Endo Transfers to VfB Stuttgart". stvv.com. Sint-Truidense V.V. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "Wataru Endo commits until 2024". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. "TSG Hoffenheim - VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de. kicker.de. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. "Der coole Kalajdzic krönt eine famose VfB-Aufholjagd". kicker.de. kicker.de. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. "Bundesliga | Wataru Endo's injury-time winner over Cologne seals dramatic salvation for VfB Stuttgart". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  13. Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)
  14. "Wataru Endo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  15. Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards
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