#5Defenders

Shogo Taniguchi

谷口彰悟

JapanIdade34Centre-Back

Market Value€750k

Sint-Truidense VV· Jupiler Pro League

Jogos

Gols

Assistências

Cartões Amarelos

Cartões Vermelhos

90min blocks

Position

Defender - Centre-Back

Main Position

Centre-Back

Date of Birth

1991-07-15(34)

Height

1,85

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Citizenship

Japan

Contract & Agent

Joined

2024-07-19

Agent

Roberto Tukada

Market Value

€750k

Last Updated

2026-06-04

International

Japan

Honours

Japanese champion ×4East Asian Championship winnerJapanese cup winnerJapanese league cup winnerJapanese Super Cup winner ×2

Career Achievements

Taniguchi conquistou quatro títulos do Campeonato Japonês, uma Copa do Japão, uma Copa da Liga Japonesa e duas Supercopas do Japão pelo Kawasaki Frontale. Pela seleção japonesa, ele venceu o Campeonato Leste Asiático.

Biography

Shogo Taniguchi é um zagueiro japonês nascido em Kumamoto, que construiu uma carreira sólida no futebol japonês antes de se transferir para o futebol belga. Ele é conhecido por sua liderança defensiva e consistência, tendo sido peça fundamental no Kawasaki Frontale, onde conquistou múltiplos títulos nacionais. Taniguchi também representou a seleção japonesa, contribuindo para a conquista do Campeonato Leste Asiático.

Playing Style

Taniguchi é um zagueiro central que se destaca pela inteligência tática e capacidade de leitura de jogo, sendo eficiente tanto na defesa posicional quanto na antecipação de jogadas. Ele possui boa técnica com a bola nos pés, o que facilita a saída de jogo desde a defesa, mas sua velocidade pode ser um ponto vulnerável contra atacantes mais rápidos. Sua liderança e experiência o tornam um organizador natural da linha defensiva.

Market Value History

Season Stats (International Friendlies)

All seasons (82)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	International Friendlies	6	0	0	0	0	412
25/26	Jupiler Pro League Champions' Play-Offs	8	0	0	1	0	707
25/26	Croky Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
25/26	Jupiler Pro League	30	1	1	3	0	2248
24/25	Croky Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
24/25	Jupiler Pro League Relegation Play-offs	1	0	0	0	0	2
24/25	Jupiler Pro League	13	1	0	1	1	949
23/24	World Cup qualification Asia	8	0	0	0	0	601
23/24	Qatar Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
23/24	Qatar Stars League	22	1	0	2	0	1980
23/24	QSL Cup (Ooredoo)	3	0	0	0	0	270
23/24	Amir Cup	2	0	0	1	0	210
23/24	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0	0	185
22/23	Qatar Stars League	15	0	1	2	0	1350
22/23	Amir Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
22/23	International Friendlies	2	1	0	0	0	180
21/22	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0	0	360
2025	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	AFC Asian Cup	2	0	0	0	0	135
2022	Emperor's Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Japanese Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2022	J. League Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
2022	J1 League	33	3	3	3	1	2903
2022	World Cup	2	0	0	1	0	210
2022	East Asian Football Championship	2	0	0	0	0	135
2022	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	5	0	1	0	0	363
2021	Emperor's Cup	4	0	0	0	0	282
2021	Japanese Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2021	J. League Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	J1 League	30	0	2	1	0	2509
2021	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	6	0	1	0	0	323
2020	Emperor's Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
2020	J. League Cup	4	0	0	0	0	360
2020	J1 League	30	3	1	1	1	2467
2019	Emperor's Cup	2	0	0	0	0	210
2019	Japanese Super Cup	1	0	0	1	0	90
2019	J. League Cup	5	0	0	0	1	456
2019	J1 League	30	0	0	3	0	2690
2019	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Copa América	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	6	1	0	1	0	477
2019	AFC Asian Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Emperor's Cup	3	1	0	0	0	300
2018	Japanese Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2018	J. League Cup	2	0	0	2	0	180
2018	J1 League	34	3	0	3	0	3060
2018	World Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	4	0	0	0	0	360
2017	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2017	J. League Cup	4	0	0	0	0	315
2017	J1 League	34	7	1	3	0	3060
2017	East Asian Football Championship	1	0	0	0	0	90
2017	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	8	1	0	1	0	720
2016	J. League Championship ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	1	0	0	0	0	90
2016	J1 League - Second Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	17	1	0	1	0	1519
2016	J1 League - First Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	17	0	1	0	0	1363
2016	Emperor's Cup	5	1	0	0	0	510
2016	J. League Cup	6	2	0	0	0	465
2015	J1 League - Second Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	17	1	1	0	0	1530
2015	J1 League - First Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	17	1	2	0	0	1530
2015	Emperor's Cup	3	0	0	0	0	270
2015	J. League Cup	6	0	0	0	0	540
2015	East Asian Football Championship	1	0	0	0	0	90
2014	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	14
2014	J. League Cup	4	0	0	0	0	360
2014	J1 League	30	1	2	1	0	2687
2014	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	5	0	0	1	0	450
2013	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2013	J. League Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	Emperor's Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Emperor's Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	International Friendlies	1	0	1	0	0	90
19/20	World Cup qualification Asia	4	0	0	0	0	286
19/20	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	World Cup qualification Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	World Cup qualification Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	14

National Team Matches (147)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-05-31	Iceland	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	7	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2026-03-28	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2025-11-18	Bolivia	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2025-11-14	Ghana	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2025-10-14	Brazil	🏠	3:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2025-10-10	Paraguay	🏠	2:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-09-09	Japan	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-09-07	Japan	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-07-15	Japan	✈	0:1	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2025-07-12	Japan	-	0:0	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2025-07-08	Japan	-	1:1	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2025-06-10	Indonesia	🏠	6:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2025-06-05	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Saudi Arabia	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2025-03-20	Bahrain	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2024-11-19	Japan	✈	1:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2024-11-15	Japan	✈	0:4	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2024-10-15	Australia	🏠	1:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-10-10	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-09-10	Japan	✈	0:5	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-09-05	China	🏠	7:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-06-11	Syria	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2024-06-06	Japan	✈	0:5	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Japan	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2024-03-21	North Korea	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification Asia	16	0	0	0
2024-02-03	Japan	✈	2:1	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2024-01-31	Japan	✈	1:3	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2024-01-24	Japan	✈	1:3	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2024-01-19	Japan	✈	2:1	AFC Asian Cup	45	0	0	0
2024-01-14	Japan	✈	2:4	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	0
2024-01-01	Thailand	🏠	5:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-11-21	Japan	✈	0:5	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2023-11-16	Myanmar	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	45	0	0	0
2023-10-17	Tunisia	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	18	0	0	0
2023-10-13	Canada	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Japan	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-09-09	Japan	✈	1:4	International Friendlies	32	0	0	0
2023-06-20	Peru	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-06-15	El Salvador	🏠	6:0	International Friendlies	90	1	0	0
2023-03-28	Colombia	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-03-24	Uruguay	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-12-05	Japan	✈	4:2	World Cup	120	0	0	0
2022-12-01	Japan	✈	1:2	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2022-11-27	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2022-11-23	Japan	✈	1:2	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2022-11-17	Japan	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Japan	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-09-23	Japan	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-07-27	South Korea	🏠	3:0	East Asian Football Championship	90	0	0	0
2022-07-24	China	🏠	0:0	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2022-07-19	Hong Kong	🏠	6:0	East Asian Football Championship	45	0	0	0
2022-06-14	Tunisia	🏠	0:3	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-06-10	Ghana	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-06-06	Brazil	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-06-02	Paraguay	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Vietnam	🏠	1:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2022-03-24	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2022-02-01	Saudi Arabia	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2022-01-27	China	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-11-16	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-11-11	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-10-12	Australia	🏠	2:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-10-07	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-09-07	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-09-02	Oman	🏠	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-06-15	Kyrgyzstan	🏠	5:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-06-11	Serbia	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	1	0
2021-06-07	Tajikistan	🏠	4:1	World Cup qualification Asia	16	0	0	0
2021-05-28	Myanmar	🏠	10:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-03-30	Mongolia	🏠	14:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2021-03-25	South Korea	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-11-17	Japan	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-11-13	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-10-13	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-10-09	Japan	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-12-18	Japan	✈	1:0	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2019-12-14	Japan	✈	0:5	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2019-12-10	Japan	✈	1:2	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2019-11-19	Venezuela	🏠	1:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-11-14	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2019-10-15	Japan	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2019-10-10	Mongolia	🏠	6:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2019-09-10	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2019-09-05	Paraguay	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-06-24	Japan	✈	1:1	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2019-06-20	Japan	✈	2:2	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2019-06-17	Japan	✈	4:0	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2019-06-09	El Salvador	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-06-05	Trinidad and Tobago	🏠	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-03-26	Bolivia	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-03-22	Colombia	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-02-01	Japan	✈	3:1	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-28	Japan	✈	0:3	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-24	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-21	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-17	Japan	✈	1:2	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-13	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2019-01-09	Japan	✈	2:3	AFC Asian Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-11-20	Kyrgyzstan	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-11-16	Venezuela	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-10-16	Uruguay	🏠	4:3	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-10-12	Panama	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-09-11	Costa Rica	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-07-02	Japan	✈	3:2	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-28	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-24	Japan	✈	2:2	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-19	Japan	✈	1:2	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-12	Japan	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-06-08	Japan	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-05-30	Ghana	🏠	0:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-03-27	Japan	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-03-23	Japan	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-12-16	South Korea	🏠	1:4	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2017-12-12	China	🏠	2:1	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2017-12-09	North Korea	🏠	1:0	East Asian Football Championship	90	0	0	0
2017-11-14	Japan	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-11-10	Japan	✈	3:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Haiti	🏠	3:3	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-10-06	New Zealand	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-09-05	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2017-08-31	Australia	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2017-06-13	Japan	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2017-06-07	Syria	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-03-28	Thailand	🏠	4:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2017-03-23	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-11-15	Saudi Arabia	🏠	2:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-11-10	Oman	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2016-10-11	Japan	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-10-06	Iraq	🏠	2:1	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-09-06	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-09-01	United Arab Emirates	🏠	1:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-06-07	Bosnia-Herzegovina	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2016-06-03	Bulgaria	🏠	7:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2016-03-29	Syria	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2016-03-24	Afghanistan	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-11-17	Japan	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-11-12	Japan	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-10-13	Japan	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2015-10-08	Japan	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-09-08	Japan	✈	0:6	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-09-03	Cambodia	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-08-09	Japan	✈	1:1	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2015-08-05	Japan	✈	1:1	East Asian Football Championship	-	0	0	0
2015-08-02	Japan	✈	2:1	East Asian Football Championship	90	0	0	0
2015-06-16	Singapore	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2015-06-11	Iraq	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	14	0	0	0