Wataru Endo

Nationality

Japan

Born

1993-02-09

Height

178cm / 5'10"

Weight

168 lbs

Number

#3

Wataru Endo ( born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back. He plays for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Japan national team. On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to Stuttgart until the end of the season. In April 2020, Stuttgart took advantage of a contract option and signed Endo permanently. On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, although he did not play in any of the matches.