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 | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Obukuro FC | ||
| 2009–2011 | FC Tokyo | ||
| 2012–2014 | Yamanashi Gakuin Univ. High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Gent | 70 | (4) |
| 2025– | Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Japan | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Eredivisie club Feyenoord[1] and the Japan national team.
Club career
Watanabe joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2018.
On 28 December 2021, Watanabe signed a 3.5-year contract with Kortrijk in Belgium.[2]
Feyenoord
On 23 July 2025, Watanabe joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a four year contract.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 August 2025[4]
| 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 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[b] | 1 | — | 52 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Jupiler Pro League | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[b] | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Total | 70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | — | 100 | 6 | ||||
| Feyenoord | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions 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 |
Honours
FC Tokyo
References
- ^ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ "EERSTE JAPANNER BIJ KV KORTRIJK" (Press release) (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Officieel: Feyenoord lost met Watanabe eerste defensieve probleem op" [Official: Feyenoord fixes first defensive issues with Watanabe] (in Dutch). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at Soccerway
- ^ Tsuyoshi Watanabe at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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