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Shogo Taniguchi

谷口 彰悟
DefendersJapanAge 34
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Sint-Truidense VV· Jupiler Pro League
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Position
Defender - Centre-Back
Main Position
Centre-Back
Date of Birth
1991-07-15(34)
Height
1,85
Preferred Foot
right
Place of Birth
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Citizenship
Japan
Contract & Agent
Joined
2024-07-19
Agent
Roberto Tukada
Market Value
€750k
Last Updated
2026-06-04
International
Japan
Honours
Japanese champion ×4East Asian Championship winnerJapanese cup winnerJapanese league cup winnerJapanese Super Cup winner ×2
Career Achievements

Taniguchi has won four Japanese league titles, one East Asian Championship, one Japanese cup, one Japanese league cup, and two Japanese Super Cups.

Biography

Shogo Taniguchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He has spent the majority of his career in Japan, notably with Kawasaki Frontale, where he won multiple domestic titles. In 2023, he moved to Belgium to play in the Jupiler Pro League.

Playing Style

Taniguchi is a composed and reliable defender known for his strong positional sense and ability to read the game. He is comfortable on the ball and can initiate attacks from the back with accurate passing. His aerial ability and physical presence make him effective in both defensive and offensive set pieces.

Market Value History
National Team Matches (147)
DateOpponentH/AResultCompetitionMinGAYC
2026-05-31Iceland🏠1:0International Friendlies7000
2026-03-31Japan✈0:1International Friendlies90000
2026-03-28Japan✈0:1International Friendlies45000
2025-11-18Bolivia🏠3:0International Friendlies90000
2025-11-14Ghana🏠2:0International Friendlies90000
2025-10-14Brazil🏠3:2International Friendlies90000
2025-10-10Paraguay🏠2:2International Friendlies-000
2025-09-09Japan✈2:0International Friendlies-000
2025-09-07Japan✈0:0International Friendlies-000
2025-07-15Japan✈0:1East Asian Football Championship-000
2025-07-12Japan-0:0East Asian Football Championship-000
2025-07-08Japan-1:1East Asian Football Championship-000
2025-06-10Indonesia🏠6:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2025-06-05Japan✈1:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2025-03-25Saudi Arabia🏠0:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2025-03-20Bahrain🏠2:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2024-11-19Japan✈1:3World Cup qualification Asia-000
2024-11-15Japan✈0:4World Cup qualification Asia-000
2024-10-15Australia🏠1:1World Cup qualification Asia90000
2024-10-10Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia90000
2024-09-10Japan✈0:5World Cup qualification Asia90000
2024-09-05China🏠7:0World Cup qualification Asia90000
2024-06-11Syria🏠5:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2024-06-06Japan✈0:5World Cup qualification Asia90000
2024-03-26Japan✈0:3World Cup qualification Asia-000
2024-03-21North Korea🏠1:0World Cup qualification Asia16000
2024-02-03Japan✈2:1AFC Asian Cup-000
2024-01-31Japan✈1:3AFC Asian Cup-000
2024-01-24Japan✈1:3AFC Asian Cup-000
2024-01-19Japan✈2:1AFC Asian Cup45000
2024-01-14Japan✈2:4AFC Asian Cup90000
2024-01-01Thailand🏠5:0International Friendlies-000
2023-11-21Japan✈0:5World Cup qualification Asia90000
2023-11-16Myanmar🏠5:0World Cup qualification Asia45000
2023-10-17Tunisia🏠2:0International Friendlies18000
2023-10-13Canada🏠4:1International Friendlies45000
2023-09-12Japan✈2:4International Friendlies90000
2023-09-09Japan✈1:4International Friendlies32000
2023-06-20Peru🏠4:1International Friendlies90000
2023-06-15El Salvador🏠6:0International Friendlies90100
2023-03-28Colombia🏠1:2International Friendlies-000
2023-03-24Uruguay🏠1:1International Friendlies-000
2022-12-05Japan✈4:2World Cup120000
2022-12-01Japan✈1:2World Cup90001
2022-11-27Japan✈1:0World Cup-000
2022-11-23Japan✈1:2World Cup-000
2022-11-17Japan✈2:1International Friendlies90000
2022-09-27Japan✈0:0International Friendlies90000
2022-09-23Japan✈0:2International Friendlies-000
2022-07-27South Korea🏠3:0East Asian Football Championship90000
2022-07-24China🏠0:0East Asian Football Championship-000
2022-07-19Hong Kong🏠6:0East Asian Football Championship45000
2022-06-14Tunisia🏠0:3International Friendlies-000
2022-06-10Ghana🏠4:1International Friendlies90000
2022-06-06Brazil🏠0:1International Friendlies-000
2022-06-02Paraguay🏠4:1International Friendlies90000
2022-03-29Vietnam🏠1:1World Cup qualification Asia90000
2022-03-24Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2022-02-01Saudi Arabia🏠2:0World Cup qualification Asia90000
2022-01-27China🏠2:0World Cup qualification Asia90000
2021-11-16Japan✈0:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-11-11Japan✈0:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-10-12Australia🏠2:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-10-07Japan✈1:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-09-07Japan✈0:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-09-02Oman🏠0:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-06-15Kyrgyzstan🏠5:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-06-11Serbia🏠1:0International Friendlies90010
2021-06-07Tajikistan🏠4:1World Cup qualification Asia16000
2021-05-28Myanmar🏠10:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-03-30Mongolia🏠14:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2021-03-25South Korea🏠3:0International Friendlies-000
2020-11-17Japan✈2:0International Friendlies-000
2020-11-13Japan✈0:1International Friendlies-000
2020-10-13Japan✈0:1International Friendlies-000
2020-10-09Japan✈0:0International Friendlies-000
2019-12-18Japan✈1:0East Asian Football Championship-000
2019-12-14Japan✈0:5East Asian Football Championship-000
2019-12-10Japan✈1:2East Asian Football Championship-000
2019-11-19Venezuela🏠1:4International Friendlies-000
2019-11-14Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2019-10-15Japan✈0:3World Cup qualification Asia-000
2019-10-10Mongolia🏠6:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2019-09-10Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2019-09-05Paraguay🏠2:0International Friendlies-000
2019-06-24Japan✈1:1Copa América-000
2019-06-20Japan✈2:2Copa América-000
2019-06-17Japan✈4:0Copa América-000
2019-06-09El Salvador🏠2:0International Friendlies-000
2019-06-05Trinidad and Tobago🏠0:0International Friendlies-000
2019-03-26Bolivia🏠1:0International Friendlies-000
2019-03-22Colombia🏠0:1International Friendlies-000
2019-02-01Japan✈3:1AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-28Japan✈0:3AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-24Japan✈0:1AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-21Japan✈0:1AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-17Japan✈1:2AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-13Japan✈0:1AFC Asian Cup-000
2019-01-09Japan✈2:3AFC Asian Cup-000
2018-11-20Kyrgyzstan🏠4:0International Friendlies-000
2018-11-16Venezuela🏠1:1International Friendlies-000
2018-10-16Uruguay🏠4:3International Friendlies-000
2018-10-12Panama🏠3:0International Friendlies-000
2018-09-11Costa Rica🏠3:0International Friendlies-000
2018-07-02Japan✈3:2World Cup-000
2018-06-28Japan✈1:0World Cup-000
2018-06-24Japan✈2:2World Cup-000
2018-06-19Japan✈1:2World Cup-000
2018-06-12Japan✈2:4International Friendlies-000
2018-06-08Japan✈2:0International Friendlies-000
2018-05-30Ghana🏠0:2International Friendlies-000
2018-03-27Japan✈2:1International Friendlies-000
2018-03-23Japan✈1:1International Friendlies-000
2017-12-16South Korea🏠1:4East Asian Football Championship-000
2017-12-12China🏠2:1East Asian Football Championship-000
2017-12-09North Korea🏠1:0East Asian Football Championship90000
2017-11-14Japan✈1:0International Friendlies-000
2017-11-10Japan✈3:1International Friendlies-000
2017-10-10Haiti🏠3:3International Friendlies-000
2017-10-06New Zealand🏠2:1International Friendlies-000
2017-09-05Japan✈1:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2017-08-31Australia🏠2:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2017-06-13Japan✈1:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2017-06-07Syria🏠1:1International Friendlies-000
2017-03-28Thailand🏠4:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2017-03-23Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-11-15Saudi Arabia🏠2:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-11-10Oman🏠4:0International Friendlies-000
2016-10-11Japan✈1:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-10-06Iraq🏠2:1World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-09-06Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-09-01United Arab Emirates🏠1:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-06-07Bosnia-Herzegovina🏠1:2International Friendlies-000
2016-06-03Bulgaria🏠7:2International Friendlies-000
2016-03-29Syria🏠5:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2016-03-24Afghanistan🏠5:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-11-17Japan✈0:2World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-11-12Japan✈0:3World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-10-13Japan✈1:1International Friendlies-000
2015-10-08Japan✈0:3World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-09-08Japan✈0:6World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-09-03Cambodia🏠3:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-08-09Japan✈1:1East Asian Football Championship-000
2015-08-05Japan✈1:1East Asian Football Championship-000
2015-08-02Japan✈2:1East Asian Football Championship90000
2015-06-16Singapore🏠0:0World Cup qualification Asia-000
2015-06-11Iraq🏠4:0International Friendlies14000
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