Tsuyoshi Watanabe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Japan | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
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
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerway.com
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at WorldFootball.net
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerbase.com
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at 11v11.com