Wataru Endo, Japan footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

: Endō at a pre-match conference for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Wataru Endō
Date of birth: (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth: Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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⚽ Team information:
Current team: Liverpool
Number: 3
⚽ Youth career:
1999–2004: Minamitotsuka FC
2005–2007: Minamitotsuka Junior High School
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 29 (2)
2019–2020: → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 21 (1)
2020–2023: VfB Stuttgart 99 (12)
2023–: Liverpool 54 (1)
⚽ International career‡:
2012: Japan U19 4 (0)
2015–2016: Japan U23 11 (2)
2021: Japan Olympic (O.P.) 6 (0)
2015–: Japan 72 (4)