#3Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Wataru Endo

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JapanAlter33Defensive Midfield

Market Value€4.00m

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Position

Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Main Position

Defensive Midfield

Date of Birth

1993-02-09(33)

Height

1,78

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Citizenship

Japan

Contract & Agent

Joined

2023-08-18

Contract Until

2027-06-30

Agent

Universal Sports ... ✓

Outfitter

Puma

Market Value

€4.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-03

Honours

English ChampionEnglish League Cup winnerJapanese second league ChampionCopa Suruga Bank WinnerAFC Champions League winner

Career Achievements

Endo hat in seiner Karriere unter anderem die englische Meisterschaft und den englischen Ligapokal mit Liverpool gewonnen. Zudem wurde er japanischer Zweitligameister, gewann die Copa Suruga Bank und die AFC Champions League mit Urawa Red Diamonds.

Biography

Wataru Endo, geboren in Yokohama, ist ein japanischer defensiver Mittelfeldspieler, der derzeit für den FC Liverpool in der Premier League spielt. Er begann seine Karriere in Japan bei Shonan Bellmare und wechselte später zu Urawa Red Diamonds, bevor er nach Europa zu VfB Stuttgart und dann zu Liverpool ging. Endo ist bekannt für seine Führungsqualitäten und seine Erfahrung als Kapitän der japanischen Nationalmannschaft.

Playing Style

Endo ist ein defensiver Mittelfeldspieler, der sich durch seine hervorragende Balleroberung und sein taktisches Verständnis auszeichnet. Er ist stark im Zweikampf und hat eine gute Übersicht, um das Spiel von hinten zu lenken. Seine Schwächen liegen in der Geschwindigkeit und der Offensivdynamik, aber er kompensiert dies durch seine Disziplin und Positionierung.

Market Value History

Season Stats (Community Shield)

All seasons (89)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	Community Shield	1	0	0	0	0	19
25/26	Premier League	8	0	1	1	0	170
25/26	International Friendlies	3	0	0	0	0	225
25/26	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
25/26	UEFA Champions League	1	0	0	0	0	86
25/26	EFL Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
24/25	Premier League	20	0	0	0	0	260
24/25	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0	169
24/25	UEFA Champions League	6	0	0	0	0	140
24/25	EFL Cup	4	0	0	1	0	296
23/24	World Cup qualification Asia	11	1	0	0	0	861
23/24	Premier League	29	1	0	10	0	1720
23/24	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0	0	268
23/24	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	120
23/24	UEFA Europa League	9	1	0	1	0	587
23/24	DFB-Pokal	1	1	0	0	0	90
23/24	EFL Cup	4	0	1	1	0	331
22/23	Bundesliga Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	180
22/23	Bundesliga	33	5	5	3	0	2925
22/23	International Friendlies	3	0	1	0	0	216
22/23	DFB-Pokal	5	1	0	1	0	418
21/22	Bundesliga	33	4	2	4	0	2902
21/22	International Friendlies	6	0	0	1	0	407
21/22	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	0	0	90
2025	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	AFC Asian Cup	5	1	1	1	0	450
2022	World Cup	4	0	0	1	0	303
2022	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Olympic Games	6	0	0	2	0	572
2019	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Copa América	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	AFC Asian Cup	5	0	0	0	0	335
2018	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2018	J. League Cup	4	0	1	0	0	297
2018	J1 League	16	2	1	1	0	1440
2018	World Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Asian Games	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	J. League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Supercup	1	0	0	0	0	25
2017	Emperor's Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
2017	Japanese Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2017	J. League Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
2017	J1 League	30	3	4	1	1	2690
2017	East Asian Football Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	11	1	0	0	0	931
2016	J. League Championship ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	2	0	0	0	0	180
2016	Olympic Games	3	0	0	1	0	270
2016	J1 League - Second Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	10	0	1	1	0	774
2016	J1 League - First Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	17	0	0	2	0	1530
2016	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	120
2016	J. League Cup	3	0	0	0	0	300
2016	AFC Champions League (- 2024)	6	0	0	0	0	495
2016	AFC U23 Asian Cup	2	0	0	1	0	203
2015	J1 League - Second Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	16	2	0	1	0	1395
2015	J1 League - First Stage ('93-'95,'97-'04,'15-'16)	15	3	2	1	0	1350
2015	Emperor's Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	J. League Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2015	East Asian Football Championship	3	0	1	0	0	270
2014	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2014	J2 League	38	7	2	1	0	3364
2014	Asian Games	2	0	0	0	0	180
2013	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	120
2013	J. League Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	J1 League	17	3	2	2	0	1530
2012	Emperor's Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
2012	J2 League	32	7	1	3	1	2694
2011	Emperor's Cup	4	0	0	0	0	390
2011	J2 League	34	1	0	0	0	3060
2010	J. League Cup	1	0	0	0	0	45
2010	J1 League	6	1	0	0	0	495
20/21	Bundesliga	33	3	4	5	0	2957
20/21	International Friendlies	4	1	0	0	0	315
20/21	DFB-Pokal	3	0	0	0	0	270
19/20	World Cup qualification Asia	13	1	0	3	0	1119
19/20	2. Bundesliga	21	1	1	5	0	1801
19/20	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	0	0	90
19/20	Jupiler Pro League	3	0	0	0	0	149
18/19	Jupiler Pro League Europe Play-Offs	9	0	2	0	0	716
18/19	International Friendlies	3	0	1	0	0	270
18/19	Croky Cup	2	0	0	0	0	148
18/19	Jupiler Pro League	17	2	0	2	0	1107
17/18	FIFA Club World Cup	1	0	0	0	0	72
17/18	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0	0	140
16/17	World Cup qualification Asia	1	0	0	0	0	90
16/17	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	59
14/15	World Cup qualification Asia	2	0	0	0	0	54
14/15	International Friendlies	2	0	1	0	0	135
12/13	AFC U19 Championship 2012	4	0	0	1	0	360

National Team Matches (145)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-05-31	Iceland	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2026-03-28	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-11-18	Bolivia	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2025-11-14	Ghana	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-10-14	Brazil	🏠	3:2	International Friendlies	-	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	90	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	90	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	73	0	0	0
2025-03-20	Bahrain	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-11-19	Japan	✈	1:3	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2024-11-15	Japan	✈	0:4	World Cup qualification Asia	90	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	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	71	1	0	0
2024-06-11	Syria	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	62	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	32	0	0	0
2024-02-03	Japan	✈	2:1	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	0
2024-01-31	Japan	✈	1:3	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	0
2024-01-24	Japan	✈	1:3	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	1
2024-01-19	Japan	✈	2:1	AFC Asian Cup	90	1	0	0
2024-01-14	Japan	✈	2:4	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	1	0
2024-01-01	Thailand	🏠	5:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-11-21	Japan	✈	0:5	World Cup qualification Asia	83	0	0	0
2023-11-16	Myanmar	🏠	5:0	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2023-10-17	Tunisia	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-10-13	Canada	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	61	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Japan	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	27	0	0	0
2023-09-09	Japan	✈	1:4	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2023-06-20	Peru	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	81	0	1	0
2023-06-15	El Salvador	🏠	6:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Colombia	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2023-03-24	Uruguay	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-12-05	Japan	✈	4:2	World Cup	120	0	0	0
2022-12-01	Japan	✈	1:2	World Cup	3	0	0	0
2022-11-27	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2022-11-23	Japan	✈	1:2	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-17	Japan	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Japan	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	23	0	0	0
2022-09-23	Japan	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	90	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	90	0	0	0
2022-06-10	Ghana	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	69	0	0	0
2022-06-06	Brazil	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2022-06-02	Paraguay	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	45	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	90	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	73	0	0	0
2021-11-16	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	1
2021-11-11	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-10-12	Australia	🏠	2:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-10-07	Japan	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-09-07	Japan	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-09-02	Oman	🏠	0:1	World Cup qualification Asia	90	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	69	0	0	1
2021-03-30	Mongolia	🏠	14:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	0	0	0
2021-03-25	South Korea	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	90	1	0	0
2020-11-17	Japan	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2020-11-13	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2020-10-13	Japan	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	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	77	0	0	1
2019-10-15	Japan	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification Asia	-	0	0	0
2019-10-10	Mongolia	🏠	6:0	World Cup qualification Asia	90	1	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	60	0	0	0
2019-01-24	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	0
2019-01-21	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	90	0	0	0
2019-01-17	Japan	✈	1:2	AFC Asian Cup	5	0	0	0
2019-01-13	Japan	✈	0:1	AFC Asian Cup	90	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	90	0	0	0
2018-10-16	Uruguay	🏠	4:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-10-12	Panama	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-09-11	Costa Rica	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	90	0	1	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	45	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	-	0	0	0
2017-11-14	Japan	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-11-10	Japan	✈	3:1	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Haiti	🏠	3:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2017-10-06	New Zealand	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	1	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	90	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	45	0	0	0
2016-06-03	Bulgaria	🏠	7:2	International Friendlies	14	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	45	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	9	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	90	0	0	0
2015-08-05	Japan	✈	1:1	East Asian Football Championship	90	0	0	0
2015-08-02	Japan	✈	2:1	East Asian Football Championship	90	0	1	0