WATARU ENDO
Midfielder · Liverpool · Premier League
“A veteran midfield reader who kills danger early.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
W. Endo remains a useful deep midfielder in his peak years, with his strongest recent spell at VfB Stuttgart anchoring the case. He is not a locked-in starter, and the league discount keeps the valuation in check.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €3.8M – €4.4M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Endo plays as a box-to-box midfielder with the instincts of a safety valve and the urgency of a hunter. He stays connected to the game, reads the next pass before it opens, and steps in to break rhythm with clean, well-timed pressure. In possession, he keeps moves moving without fuss, but his real value is how quickly he restores control when Japan lose the ball.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.18
SoT / 90
0.18
Accuracy
100%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 1 shot in 12 matches (497 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2025/26 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.5 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.85 |
 Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 6.73 |
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 7.2 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 497 | 6.84 |
Recent form
No rated matches on record for him yet.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.18
per 90
Shots
0.18
per 90
Shots on target
0.18
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.18
per 90 · 25% completed
Key passes
0.54
per 90
Pass accuracy
89%
Fouls won
1.81
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
4.16
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Premier League206 (41%)League Cup180 (36%)UEFA Champions League86 (17%)Community Shield25 (5%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Liverpool | League Cup | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Liverpool | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 6.84 |
| 2024/25 | Liverpool | League Cup | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.82 |
| 2023/24 | Liverpool | Premier League | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0.09 | 6.90 |
| 2022/23 |  VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0.26 | 6.98 |
| 2021/22 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0.18 | 7.00 |
| 2020/21 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0.17 | 6.99 |
| 2019/20 | VfB Stuttgart | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 7.15 |
Career highlights
AFC Champions League Elite
2017
AFC U23 Asian Cup
2015/2016
J-League Cup
2016
J.League World Challenge
2025
J2 League
2014
Spell detail
Apps
92
Goals
3
Assists
—
Minutes
4,212
By season
| 2026/27 | League Cup | 0 app | 0 g | — |
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 12 app | 0 g | 6.84 |
| 2024/25 | League Cup | 36 app | 0 g | 6.82 |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 44 app | 3 g | 6.90 |
Goals by season
3 goals in the spell
International career
Japan
National-team finishes
- AFC Asian CupRunner-up · 2019
- AFC U23 Asian CupWinner · 2015/2016
World Cup 2026
Japan
Japan's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for W. Endo.