Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Tsuyoshi Watanabe (渡辺 剛, Watanabe Tsuyoshi, born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A club Gent.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1997 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Yamanashi Gakuin University HS | ||
| 2015–2018 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Tokyo | 75 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Kortrijk | 41 | (1) |
| 2023– | Gent | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Japan | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Biography
Watanabe was born in Saitama Prefecture on February 5, 1997. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2019. He played many matches as center back from first season.
In December 2019, Watanabe was selected the Japan national team for 2019 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against Hong Kong on December 14.
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2019 | J1 League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | J1 League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
| Kortrijk | 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Jupiler Pro League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Jupiler Pro League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Reserves performance
Last Updated: 4 January 2022
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Total | ||||
| 2018 | FC Tokyo U-23 | J3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerway
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at National-Football-Teams.com
Other websites
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