Feyenoord Rotterdam· EredivisieWatanabe has won the Japanese league cup once, highlighting his success in domestic competitions. He continues to build his career in the Eredivisie, aiming for further milestones.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back in the Eredivisie. Born in Saitama, he has developed his career in Japan before moving to Europe. He is known for his defensive solidity and has won the Japanese league cup.
Watanabe is a composed and reliable centre-back, strong in aerial duels and reading the game. He excels at intercepting passes and organizing the backline, though his pace can be a vulnerability against fast attackers. His tactical discipline makes him a key defensive asset.
| Season | Comp | Apps | G | A | YC | RC | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2637 |
| 25/26 | International Friendlies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 512 |
| 25/26 | UEFA Europa League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 413 |
| 25/26 | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Conference League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 24/25 | Jupiler Pro League Champions' Play-Offs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 480 |
| 24/25 | Croky Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 24/25 | Jupiler Pro League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2423 |
| 23/24 | World Cup qualification Asia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Conference League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League Europe Play-Offs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| 23/24 | International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2327 |
| 22/23 | International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Jupiler Pro League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3060 |
| 21/22 | International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Jupiler Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 630 |
| 2025 | East Asian Football Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | East Asian Football Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J. League Cup | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 547 |
| 2021 | J1 League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2266 |
| 2020 | J. League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2393 |
| 2020 | AFC Champions League (- 2024) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 |
| 2020 | AFC Champions League-Qualification (- 2024) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2019 | J. League Cup | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 810 |
| 2019 | J3 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 2019 | J1 League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1731 |
| 2019 | East Asian Football Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J3 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 2018 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | World Cup qualification Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition | Min | G | A | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | Iceland | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Japan | ✈ | 0:1 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-28 | Japan | ✈ | 0:1 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | Bolivia | 🏠 | 3:0 | International Friendlies | - | 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 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | Japan | ✈ | 2:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-07 | Japan | ✈ | 0:0 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 69 | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-10 | Japan | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-10 | Japan | ✈ | 0:5 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-05 | China | 🏠 | 7:0 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 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 | - | 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 | - | 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-19 | Japan | ✈ | 2:1 | AFC Asian Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-14 | Japan | ✈ | 2:4 | AFC Asian Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-01 | Thailand | 🏠 | 5:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-21 | Japan | ✈ | 0:5 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-13 | Canada | 🏠 | 4:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-12 | Japan | ✈ | 2:4 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-09 | Japan | ✈ | 1:4 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-20 | Peru | 🏠 | 4:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-15 | El Salvador | 🏠 | 6:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-01 | Japan | ✈ | 1:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-27 | Japan | ✈ | 0:0 | International Friendlies | - | 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 | - | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-14 | Tunisia | 🏠 | 0:3 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-10 | Ghana | 🏠 | 4:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-06 | Brazil | 🏠 | 0:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-02 | Paraguay | 🏠 | 4:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-29 | Vietnam | 🏠 | 1:1 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-01-27 | China | 🏠 | 2:0 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 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 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-06-07 | Tajikistan | 🏠 | 4:1 | World Cup qualification Asia | - | 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 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-12-10 | Japan | ✈ | 1:2 | East Asian Football Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |