Keita Endō (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]

Keita Endō
遠藤 渓太
Endō with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-22) 22 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
FC Tokyo
Number 22
Youth career
Futamatagawa SC
2010–2015 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Yokohama F. Marinos 103 (13)
2020–2021Union Berlin (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2024 Union Berlin 4 (0)
2022–2024Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 24 (0)
2024FC Tokyo (loan) 11 (2)
2024– FC Tokyo 31 (6)
International career
2016 Japan U19 4 (0)
2017 Japan U20 3 (0)
2018 Japan U21 4 (0)
2018–2021 Japan U23 11 (0)
2019– Japan 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:25, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Yokohama F. Marinos

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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

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On 25 July 2020, Endō 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

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On 19 July 2022, Endō 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

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On 7 January 2024, Endō moved on a new loan to FC Tokyo.[11] On 11 April 2024, the loan deal became permanent.[12]

International career

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In May 2017, Endō 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, Endō 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

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Club

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As of match played 7 November 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2016 J1 League 230105000290
2017 J1 League 141404100222
2018 J1 League 272009000362
2019 J1 League 337106000407
2020 J1 League 6200002[a]11[b]093
Total 1031260241211013614
Union Berlin (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 1611000171
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 1231370241211015716
  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

International

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As of [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201920
Total20

Honours

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Yokohama F. Marinos

Japan U19

References

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  1. "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.
  2. FIFA.com
  3. "Albirex Niigata vs Yokohama F.Marinos - 12 March 2016". Soccerway.
  4. "Gamba Osaka vs Yokohama F.Marinos - 30 September 2017". Soccerway.
  5. Ventham, Dale (25 July 2020). "Keita Endō Joins 1.FC Union Berlin From Yokohoma F. Marinos". Last Word on Football. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "Union Berlin vs Mainz - 2 October 2020". Soccerway.
  7. "Union Berlin vs Arminia Bielefeld - 7 November 2020". Soccerway.
  8. "Eintracht leiht Keita Endō von Union Berlin aus". www.eintracht.com (in German). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. "Heidenheim vs Eintracht Braunschweig - 23 July 2022". Soccerway.
  10. "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Keita Endō weiterhin aus". www.eintracht.com (in German). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. "KEITA ENDO TO THE JAPANESE CAPITAL". Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  12. "Keita Endō to Remain in Tokyo". Union Berlin. 1 May 2024.
  13. "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.
  14. "China PR vs Japan - 10 December 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  15. Keita Endō at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. Keita Endō at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  17. "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.
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