Keita Endo (遠藤渓太, Endō Keita, born 22 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club FC Tokyo and the Japan national team.[1][2]
Club career
Yokohama F. Marinos
Keita made his league debut for Yokohama against Albirex Niigata on 12 March 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Gamba Osaka on 30 September 2017, scoring in the 89th minute.[4]
Union Berlin
On 25 July 2020, Endo joined Union Berlin on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy. He was expected to join Union Berlin on a permanent basis at the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] He made his league debut for Union against Mainz 05 on 2 October 2020.[6] He scored his first goal for Union against Arminia Bielefeld on 7 November 2020, scoring in the 3rd minute.[7]
Loan to Eintracht Braunschweig
On 19 July 2022, Endo joined Eintracht Braunschweig on a season-long loan from Union Berlin.[8] He made his league debut against Heidenheim on 23 July 2022.[9] On 8 July 2023, it was announced that the loan-deal was extended until 30 June 2024.[10]
FC Tokyo
On 7 January 2024, Endo moved on a new loan to FC Tokyo.[11] On 11 April 2024, the loan deal became permanent.[12]
International career
In May 2017, Endo was named in the Japan U20 national team's squad for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. In this tournament, he played three matches. On 29 December 2019, Endo was called up to the Japan U23 national team for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[13]
He made his international debut for Japan against China national football team on 10 December 2019.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 November 2020[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2017 | J1 League | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | J1 League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 103 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 14 | ||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
International
- As of [16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan U19
References
- ^ "遠藤渓太：横浜Ｆ・マリノス：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Albirex Niigata vs Yokohama F.Marinos - 12 March 2016". Soccerway.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Yokohama F.Marinos - 30 September 2017". Soccerway.
- ^ Ventham, Dale (25 July 2020). "Keita Endo Joins 1.FC Union Berlin From Yokohoma F. Marinos". Last Word on Football. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Union Berlin vs Mainz - 2 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "Union Berlin vs Arminia Bielefeld - 7 November 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "Eintracht leiht Keita Endo von Union Berlin aus". www.eintracht.com (in German). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Heidenheim vs Eintracht Braunschweig - 23 July 2022". Soccerway.
- ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Keita Endo weiterhin aus". www.eintracht.com (in German). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "KEITA ENDO TO THE JAPANESE CAPITAL". Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Keita Endo to Remain in Tokyo". Union Berlin. 1 May 2024.
- ^ "U-23 Japan National Team Squad, Schedule - AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "China PR vs Japan - 10 December 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Keita Endo at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Keita Endo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "U-19 Japan National Football Team lift Asian Title in AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links
- Keita Endo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Keita Endo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Keita Endo at Soccerway