# Wataru Endo

Wataru Endo is a Japanese footballer, born on 9 February 1993 in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Endo plays as a defensive midfielder for Liverpool. Endo has scored 52 goals in 601 games for club and country and has won 7 trophies, including the AFC Champions League and 2 league titles.

## Endo's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 528 | 48 |
| Japan | 73 | 4 |
| Total | 601 | 52 |

Goals per game: 0.09.

## Endo's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 7
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 2
- AFC Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 1
- Individual awards: 6

### Shonan Bellmare

- J.League Division 2: 1 (2014)

### Urawa Red Diamonds

- J.League Cup: 1 (2016)
- Suruga Bank Championship: 1 (2017)
- AFC Champions League Elite: 1 (2017)

### Liverpool

- Premier League: 1 (2024–25)
- EFL Cup: 1 (2023–24)

### Japan U23

- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 1 (2016)

### Individual

- J2 League Monthly MVP: 1 (2014)
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association Best XI: 3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1 (2023)
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 1 (2024)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2010–2015: Shonan Bellmare, 158 games, 23 goals
2. 2016–2018: Urawa Red Diamonds, 75 games, 5 goals
3. 2018–2020: Sint-Truiden, 29 games, 2 goals
4. 2019–2020: VfB Stuttgart (loan), 21 games, 1 goal
5. 2020–2023: VfB Stuttgart, 99 games, 12 goals
6. 2023–: Liverpool, 57 games, 1 goal

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Club stats as of 11 February 2026.

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