Shogo Taniguchi – Japan | World Cup 2026 Player Profile
Shogo Taniguchi
Date of BirthJuly 15, 1991 (age 34)
Place of BirthKumamoto, Japan
Height / Weight183 / 75
PositionDefender
Current ClubSt. Truiden
54
Career
Appearances
1
Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qatar Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All Competitions | 54 | 1 | 1 |
13
Int'l
Caps
0
Int'l
Goals
Japan International
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 8 | 7 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 35 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 35 | Japan | World | World Cup | 2 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | St. Truiden | Belgium | Jupiler Pro League | 38 | 32 | 2,962 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | St. Truiden | Belgium | Jupiler Pro League | 14 | 13 | 951 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 33 | St. Truiden | Belgium | Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar | Qatar Cup | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar | Stars League | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | Japan | World | Asian Cup | 5 | 4 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 6 | 3 | 363 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar | QSL Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar | Emir Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar | Stars League | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | J1 League | 33 | 32 | 2,904 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | J-League Cup | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | Emperor Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Al-Rayyan SC | World | AFC Champions League | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Kawasaki Frontale | World | AFC Champions League | 5 | 4 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Japan | World | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 4 | 3 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Japan | — | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Japan | World | Kirin Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | Japan | World | World Cup | 2 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | J1 League | 30 | 28 | 2,510 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | Emperor Cup | 4 | 3 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | World | AFC Champions League | 6 | 4 | 322 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | Japan | World | Friendlies | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 29 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | J1 League | 30 | 28 | 2,467 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 29 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | J-League Cup | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 29 | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | Emperor Cup | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 4 Clubs | — | — | 226 | 201 | 17,877 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 1 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 0.09 | 0.50 |
| 2024 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| 2024 | St. Truiden | Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | Stars League | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | QSL Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | Emir Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Al-Rayyan SC | Stars League | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 3 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 0.27 | 0.60 |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | J-League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Al-Rayyan SC | AFC Champions League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | AFC Champions League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 0 | 7 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | AFC Champions League | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2021-22 | Japan | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 3 | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 0.23 | 0.60 |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | J-League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 4 Clubs | — | 11 | 59 | 16 | 27.1% | 0.19 | 0.69 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | Japan | Friendlies | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 2026 | Japan | World Cup | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 | Japan | Friendlies | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 32.9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 44 |
| 2024 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | St. Truiden | Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar Cup | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Japan | Friendlies | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | Stars League | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Asian Cup | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Japan | Friendlies | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | QSL Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Al-Rayyan SC | Emir Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Al-Rayyan SC | Stars League | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 32.3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 48 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | J-League Cup | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Al-Rayyan SC | AFC Champions League | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Kawasaki Frontale | AFC Champions League | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Friendlies | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | Kirin Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Japan | World Cup | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 27.9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Kawasaki Frontale | AFC Champions League | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Japan | Friendlies | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 27.4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 55 | 27 |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | J-League Cup | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Kawasaki Frontale | Emperor Cup | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 4 Clubs | — | 198.6 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
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