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 | ||
| 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) | |||
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerway
- ↑ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at National-Football-Teams.com
Other websites[change | change source]
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at National Football Teams.com
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerway.com
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at FootballDatabase.eu
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at WorldFootball.net
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Transfermarkt (player)
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at ESPN FC
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at TheFinalBall.com
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