Tsuyoshi Watanabe

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.

Tsuyoshi Watanabe
渡辺 剛

Personal information
Full name	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Date of birth	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28)
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
0000–2008	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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Watanabe joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2018.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. 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

^[5]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	1	0
2023	1	0
Total	2	0

Honours

FC Tokyo

• J.League Cup: 2020