is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He represents the Japan national team, playing mainly as a winger(striker). Club career Endo began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare. He later played for Sint-Truiden until 2019. On 13 August 2019, Endo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season. In April 2020, Stuttgart signed Endo permanently. On 26 November 2020, Endo extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024. On 25 February 2022, Endo scored Stuttgart's only goal in a 1–2 loss to TSG Hoffenheim. He scored again in the club's 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. On 14 May 2022, he scored the winning goal in stoppage time in a 2–1 win over 1. FC Köln to save Stuttgart from the relegation playoffs and secure their place in the 2022–23 Bundesliga. International career On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called Endo up to the squad 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 their matches. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Endo goal. Honours Shonan Bellmare J.League Division 2: 2014 Urawa Red Diamonds J.League Cup: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship: 2017 AFC Champions League: 2017 Japan U23 AFC U-23 Championship: 2016 Japan AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019 Individual Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022) References External links Profile at Urawa Reds 1993 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Association football defenders Japan international footballers Japan youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Shonan Bellmare players Urawa Red Diamonds players Sint-Truidense V.V. players VfB Stuttgart players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Japan 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Japan Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany 2022 FIFA World Cup players