Wataru Endo

Endo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→3), while his Rating eased 29→17. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 60).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Liverpool · 5th	8	0	1	6.73	17	3
2024/25	Liverpool · 1st	20	0	0	6.66	29	4
2023/24	Liverpool · 3rd	29	1	0	6.75	46	24
2023/24	VfB Stuttgart	1	1	0	8.7	—	—
2022/23	VfB Stuttgart · 16th	33	5	4	6.98	56	60
2021/22	VfB Stuttgart · 15th	33	4	2	7	61	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	73	4
Japan U23	18	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

W. Endo is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at Liverpool, rated 17 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.44 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Endo.

On the season, Endo graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances (0.437 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 33 Endo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

0.44

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Liverpool finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 8 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.44 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 97.9/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.437

Goal contribution / 900.437

Defensive actions / 903.058

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.437

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 33, Endo sits on 7.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Endo's projected Rating — 17 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

€20.7M total transfer fees · 5 moves

LiverpoolAug 2023 – now€ 19M

VfB StuttgartJul 2020 – Aug 2023€ 1.7M

VfB Stuttgart(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

St. TruidenJul 2018 – Aug 2019

UrawaJan 2016 – Jul 2018

Shonan Bellmareuntil Jan 2016

About W. Endo

Wataru Endo is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Liverpool, born on February 9, 1993 in Yokohama, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. Liverpool currently sit 10th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, W. Endo has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 206 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

W. Endo's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Liverpool face Nottingham Forest at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Endo at 17 with a Season form score of 3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the J.League World Challenge and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, W. Endo has totalled 431 club appearances with 45 goals and 15 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 38 appearances for Shonan Bellmare.

W. Endo's career has also included time at VfB Stuttgart, St. Truiden, Urawa and Shonan Bellmare.

On the international stage, W. Endo has represented Japan and Japan U23 — 91 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Liverpool finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points