Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, Endō Wataru ; born 9 February 1993) is a Japanese
professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League
club Liverpool and captains the Japan national team.
Endo began his career at J1 League club Shonan Bellmare before moving to Urawa
Red Diamonds in 2016, where he won the league title and the 2017 AFC Champions
League. In 2018, he joined Sint-Truiden of the Belgian Pro League, before
being loaned to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart in 2019. He signed permanently
with Stuttgart in April 2020, captaining them during his final season in
Germany. Endo joined Liverpool in August 2023.