ENDO Wataru

Date of Birth: 9 Feb 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: YOKOHAMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : STUTTGART

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men JPN Japan	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Group A #01 JPN Japan 1 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Group A #09 JPN Japan 2 MEX Mexico 1	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Group A #17 FRA France 0 JPN Japan 4	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #25 JPN Japan 0 (4) PSO NZL New Zealand 0 (2)	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Semi-final #30 JPN Japan 0 ESP Spain 1 AET	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Bronze Medal Match #31 MEX Mexico 3 JPN Japan 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Olympic	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

FIFA World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Senior	2018	Russian Federation

AFC Asian Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Senior	2019	United Arab Emirates

Stock investment, studying foreign languages, playing video games. (wataruendo.com, 09 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, German, Japanese

VfB Stuttgart [Germany] since 2020

Pellegrino Matarazzo [club]; Hajime Moriyasu [national], JPN

Position style:

Midfielder (bundesliga.com, 12 Aug 2020)

Right-footed (transfermarkt.com, Feb 2016)

First A-match in 2015 for Japan Against Democratic People's Republic of Korea, International Tournament in Wuhan, People's Republic of China (nikkansports.com, 03 Aug 2015)

He was left out of the national squad for the final of the 2019 Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after injuring his left hamstring earlier in the tournament in January. He later injured his right hamstring in May 2020 and was sidelined for 22 days. (web.gekisaka.jp, 29 Jan 2019; transfermarkt.com, 29 Mar 2019; nikkansports.com, 21 May 2019)

In June 2016 he damaged ligaments in his left elbow during a J1 League match in Japan. (soccer-king.jp, 26 Jun 2016)

In November 2013 he damaged the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his right knee in a J1 League match against Kashima Antlers. He returned to competitive action in December that year. (soccer-king.jp, 15 Nov 2013; bellmare.co.jp, 15 Feb 2013; transfermarkt.com, 2013)

In February 2013 he tore his right hamstring during training and was out of action for 52 days. (soccer-king.jp, 15 Nov 2013; bellmare.co.jp, 15 Feb 2013; transfermarkt.com, 2013)

In May 2012 he suffered a sprained right ankle during a J2 League match in Japan. He returned to competitive action in July that year. (bellmare.co.jp, 29 May 2012; transfermarkt.com, 24 Jul 2012)

National league:

Bundesliga [GER] (bundesliga.com, 12 Aug 2020)

He began playing football in grade one of primary school. (zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp, 26 Apr 2016)

He liked playing with a ball. (zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp, 26 Apr 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sponichi.co.jp, 01 Jun 2021)

Chilean footballer Arturo Vidal. (Soccer King YouTube channel, 21 Jun 2019)

He received an Excellence Award at the 2015 J1 League Awards in Japan. (jleague.jp, 22 Nov 2015)

He was named J2 League Most Valuable Player [MVP] for April 2014 in Japan. (bellmare.co.jp, 21 May 2014)

General Interest

General
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
After spells at Japanese clubs Shonan Bellmare and Urawa Red Diamonds, he relocated to Belgium in 2018 to join STVV. He spent the 2019/20 season on loan at German club VfB Stuttgart, and joined the club on a permanent transfer in April 2020. (vfb.de, 13 Aug 2019; japantimes.co.jp, 29 Apr 2020; transfermarkt.com, 01 Jul 2020; wataruendo.com, 09 Mar 2021)

CHANGE OF POSITION
He began his career as a central defender, but decided to focus on a central midfield role after playing in the position at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I always wanted to play overseas as a centre back. After I played as a central midfielder at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, I thought that I would have more chances to go overseas after switching to that position. When I signed for STVV, the club also wanted me to focus on being a central midfielder." (Soccer King YouTube channel, 21 Jun 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/endowataru/
https://twitter.com/wataru0209
Athlete Website: https://www.wataruendo.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
AET:: After Extra Time
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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