Wataru Endo
Wataru Endo, Wataru Endou, Endo Wataru, Endō Wataru, Endou Wataru
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Who is this?
Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endō Wataru; born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Japan national team. Endo began his career at J1 League club Shonan Bellmare before moving to Urawa Red Diamonds in 2016, where he won the league title and the 2017 AFC Champions League. In 2018, he joined Sint-Truiden of the Belgian Pro League, before being loaned to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart in 2019. He signed permanently with Stuttgart in April 2020, captaining them during his final season in Germany. Endo joined Liverpool in August 2023. Endo made his debut for the Japan national team in 2015, and has since made over 70 appearances for the national team, including in two FIFA World Cups and two AFC Asian Cups. He captained Japan for the first time in June 2023.
Career
- 1993Born
- 2009Joined Japan national under-17 football team
- 2010Joined Shonan Bellmare
- 2012Joined Japan national under-20 association football team
- 2015Joined Japan national under-23 football team
- 2015Joined Japan men's national football team
- 2016Joined Urawa Red Diamonds
- 2018Joined Sint-Truidense V.V.
- 2019Joined VfB Stuttgart
- 2020Joined VfB Stuttgart
- 2023Joined Liverpool F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Yokohama
- •Citizenship: Japan
- •Known as: association football player, player
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Wataru Endo begins extra Liverpool pre-season schedule after World Cup heartbreak
Japan coach says he made difficult call to keep captain Wataru Endo out of World Cup
Japan captain Wataru Endo pulls out of World Cup due to injury and retires from national team
Liverpool star Wataru Endo announces international retirement after being ruled out of World Cup
Wataru Endo, Japan’s captain, is out of World Cup and retires from international duty
Wataru Endo withdraws from Japan World Cup squad & RETIRES from international duty due to injury as Liverpool star issues emotional statement
Japan captain Wataru Endo out of World Cup with injury, announces international retirement
Japan captain Wataru Endo is out of the World Cup and retires from international duty
FIFA World Cup 2026: Japan dealt gut punch as Samurai Blue lose captain Endo Wataru to foot injury
Liverpool ace Wataru Endo pulls out from 2026 World Cup, announces retirement from international duty
Captain Wataru Endo says Japan has high World Cup expectations as fans watch Nashville practice
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo to miss Olympics, will take part in full pre
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