| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yasuhito Endō | ||
| Date of birth | January 28, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 53 | (9) |
| 2001– | Gamba Osaka | 328 | (72) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 11 | (1) |
| 1999 | Japan U-23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002– | Japan | 112 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁 Endō Yasuhito, born January 28, 1980 in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka.[1] His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.
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In 2011, he became the first J. League player to be named in the J. League Best Eleven 9 times. In 2009, he was named "Player of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation.[2]
A versatile midfielder who can operate as a defensive linchpin and destroyer, or more often as a creative passer. Short and stocky, he usually operates as an attacking midfielder, and currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka.
His direct running and his precise passing also allow him to play as an attacking midfielder on occasion. Endō is also well known for being a free kick and penalty kick specialist usually kicking his penalty kicks not with much power but great accuracy.
Endō played 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and Japan finished 2nd place, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.[3] On 24 June 2010, Endō scored from a free-kick against Denmark in a 3–1 win as Japan qualified for the second round of the World Cup.[4] On 12 October 2010, he became the 4th player to earn 100th full international cap for Japan in a friendly match against South Korea. After match versus Uzbekistan in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers, he became the 2nd the most capped player, exceeding Yuji Nakazawa, with 111 caps
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Other* | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kagoshima Jitsugyō H.S. | 1997 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Yokohama Flügels | 1998 | 16 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1999 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| Total | 53 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 10 | |||
| Gamba Osaka | 2001 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2002 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2003 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2005 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||
| 2006 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2007 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
| 2008 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 328 | 72 | 28 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 430 | 92 | |
| Career total | 397 | 82 | 32 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 515 | 103 | |
*Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 1 |
| 2004 | 16 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 |
| 2008 | 16 | 3 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 2 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 112 | 9 |
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