 Taniguchi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shogo Taniguchi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Kumamoto United SC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Ohzu High School | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 289 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Rayyan | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sint-Truiden | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Japan | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Shogo Taniguchi (谷口 彰悟, Taniguchi Shōgo, born 15 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.