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Shogo Taniguchi

Shogo Taniguchi

Defender - Centre-Back  at Sint-Truidense VV
Age34
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornJuly 15, 1991
at Sint-Truidense VV 674 days · joined 2024-07-19
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €1.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Kawasaki Frontale
top club · 382 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
7
best season · 2017
32 / 1
int'l caps / goals
450Appearances
28Goals
16Assists
28Yellow cards
4Red cards
174Full matches (90′)
Full nameShogo Taniguchi
Name in home country谷口 彰悟
Date of birth1991-07-15 (34 yrs)
Place of birthKumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubSint-Truidense VV
Joined2024-07-19
Contract expires
AgentRoberto Tukada
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sint-Truidense VV
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Al-Rayyan → Sint-Truiden
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sint-Truidense VV
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Al-Rayyan SC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Al-Rayyan
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Kawasaki Frontale
36 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Al-Rayyan SC
16 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Kawasaki Frontale
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Al-Rayyan SC, Kawasaki Frontale
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
20/21 — Kawasaki Frontale
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Kawasaki Frontale
36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Kawasaki Frontale
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Kawasaki Frontale
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Kawasaki Frontale
40 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kawasaki Frontale
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Kawasaki Frontale
39 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Kawasaki Frontale
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Kawasaki Frontale
46 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Kawasaki Frontale
43 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — Kawasaki Frontale
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: Tsukuba Univ. → Kawasaki Front.
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Tsukuba Univ.
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: Tsukuba Univ. → Kawasaki Front.
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Kawasaki Frontale
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Tsukuba University
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2010
Transfer: Kumamoto Ozu HS → Tsukuba Univ.
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,682 min
Minutes played by club
Sint-Truidense VV 6.1%
Al-Rayyan SC 12.6%
Kawasaki Frontale 81.3%
Tsukuba University 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sint-Truidense VV 2 24/25 25/26 21 1 0 949
Al-Rayyan SC 3 21/22 23/24 46 1 1 1,980
Kawasaki Frontale 15 13/14 21/22 382 26 15 12,753
Tsukuba University 1 2013 2013 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€450K4€900K6€1.4M8€1.8M16/17 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)116/1717/1818/19 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)118/1920/21 — 1 assists120/212014 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2014 — 2 assists320142015 — 2 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2015 — 3 assists520152016 — 4 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2016 — 1 assists520162017 — 7 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2017 — 1 assists820172018 — 4 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)420182020 — 3 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2020 — 1 assists420202021 — 2 assists220212022 — 3 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2022 — 3 assists6202221/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 1 goals (Al-Rayyan SC)123/2424/25 — 1 goals (Sint-Truidense VV)124/2525/2616/17 — €1M17/18 — €1.3M18/19 — €1.8M20/21 — €1.8M21/22 — €1.8M22/23 — €1.8M23/24 — €1.8M24/25 — €1.5M25/26 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

13/14: 0013/1416/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1920/21: 0020/212013: 0020132014: 1120142015: 2220152016: 4420162017: 7720172018: 4420182019: 0020192020: 3320202021: 0020212022: 33202221/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

13/14: 0013/1416/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1920/21: 1120/212013: 0020132014: 2220142015: 3320152016: 1120162017: 1120172018: 0020182019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 2220212022: 33202221/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Jupiler Pro League Sint-Truidense VV 6 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Croky Cup Sint-Truidense VV 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 JPL Relegat. PO Sint-Truidense VV 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Jupiler Pro League Sint-Truidense VV 13 1 0 1 1 949
23/24 Amir Cup Al-Rayyan SC 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Qatar Cup Al-Rayyan SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Qatari Stars Cup Al-Rayyan SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Stars League Al-Rayyan SC 22 1 0 2 0 1,980
22/23 Amir Cup Al-Rayyan SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Stars League Al-Rayyan SC 15 0 1 2 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Al-Rayyan SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 1 0 0 0
2022 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 33 3 3 3 1 968
2022 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 30 0 2 1 0 0
2021 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 30 3 1 1 1 822
2019 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 0 0 1 0
2019 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 30 0 0 3 0 0
2019 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 1 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 1 0 0 0 300
2018 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 2 0 0
2018 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 34 3 0 3 0 1,020
2018 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 34 7 1 3 0 437
2016 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 5 1 0 0 0 510
2016 J. League Championship Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 0 0 0 233
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 17 0 1 0 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 17 1 0 1 0 1,519
2015 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 17 1 2 0 0 1,530
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 17 1 1 0 0 1,530
2014 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 30 1 2 1 0 2,687
2013 Emperor's Cup Tsukuba University 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 6 1 0 1 0 477
17/18 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 8 1 0 1 0 720
13/14 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2010-04-01 Kumamoto Ozu HS Tsukuba Univ. Transfer 0
13/14 2013-08-28 Tsukuba Univ. Kawasaki Front. Loan 0
13/14 2014-01-31 Kawasaki Front. Tsukuba Univ. Return from loan 0
13/14 2014-02-01 Tsukuba Univ. Kawasaki Front. Transfer 0
22/23 2023-01-01 Kawasaki Front. Al-Rayyan Transfer 1800000
24/25 2024-07-19 Al-Rayyan Sint-Truiden Transfer 1500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Fever 2014-08-23 2014-08-24 2 1
18/19 Knee injury 2019-04-11 2019-04-20 10 2
21/22 Ankle injury 2021-08-19 2021-09-19 32 9
24/25 Achilles tendon rupture 2024-11-08 2025-05-06 180 24
Current€1.00m
Peak€2.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€950k
€50k€663k€1.28m€1.89m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3435 #3 32 1 recent national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kei Chinen 2 1 0
Kento Tachibanada 2 0 0
Kazuya Yamamura 2 0 0
Jesiel 2 0 0
Tatsuki Nara 2 0 0
Eduardo Neto 2 0 0
Ao Tanaka 2 0 0
Miki Yamane 2 1 0
Hidemasa Morita 2 1 0
Yu Kobayashi 2 1 0
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2 0 0
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 2 0
Elsinho 2 0 0
Kyohei Noborizato 2 0 0
Akihiro Ienaga 2 1 0
Ryota Oshima 2 0 0
Sung-ryong Jung 2 0 0
Shintaro Kurumaya 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2017 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 7 34
2018 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3 34
2020 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2022 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3 33
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 2 17
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 2 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-01-31 Kawasaki Front. Tsukuba Univ. Return from loan
13/14 2013-08-28 Tsukuba Univ. Kawasaki Front. Loan

Last 50 matches for Sint-Truidense VV The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-23 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-11-09 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Standard Liège Available
2025-11-02 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-10-26 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-10-19 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-10-04 BE1 KV Mechelen 1–3 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-09-28 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 KRC Genk Available
2025-09-21 BE1 Club Brugge KV 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-09-14 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KVC Westerlo Available
2025-08-29 BE1 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-08-23 BE1 SV Zulte Waregem 0–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-08-17 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 RAAL La Louviére Available
2025-08-08 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 FCV Dender EH Available
2025-08-03 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-07-27 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KAA Gent Available
2025-05-10 BE1 KV Kortrijk 2–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-05-04 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 K Beerschot VA INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-04-26 BE1 Cercle Brugge 3–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-04-12 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 Cercle Brugge INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-04-06 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KV Kortrijk INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-03-29 BE1 K Beerschot VA 0–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-03-16 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-03-07 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 K Beerschot VA INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-03-01 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 4–2 KV Kortrijk INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-02-21 BE1 KV Mechelen 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-02-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 Club Brugge KV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-02-08 BE1 FCV Dender EH 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-02-02 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-01-24 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-01-19 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Standard Liège INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-01-11 BE1 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2025-01-07 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–4 KRC Genk INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-27 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Cercle Brugge INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-21 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 RSC Anderlecht INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-07 BE1 KAA Gent 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-04 BE1 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-12-01 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 KRC Genk INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-11-23 BE1 Club Brugge KV 7–0 Sint-Truidense VV INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-11-08 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2024-11-02 BE1 Standard Liège 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-10-26 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KVC Westerlo Available
2024-10-20 BE1 KRC Genk 3–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-10-06 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KAA Gent Available
2024-09-29 BE1 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-09-21 BE1 K Beerschot VA 0–3 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-09-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Available
2024-09-01 BE1 KV Kortrijk 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-08-25 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2024-08-17 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–3 FCV Dender EH Available

Teams faced most often by Shogo Taniguchi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Cercle Brugge 9 3 3 3 10 13 -3 33%
KAA Gent 8 2 2 4 9 13 -4 25%
KV Kortrijk 8 3 3 2 10 11 -1 38%
Standard Liège 8 1 4 3 11 13 -2 13%
KRC Genk 7 0 4 3 11 17 -6 0%
KV Mechelen 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 83%
Sporting Charleroi 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 33%
KVC Westerlo 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 67%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 6 1 2 3 6 11 -5 17%
RSC Anderlecht 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5 17%
Club Brugge KV 6 1 3 2 7 14 -7 17%
Royal Antwerp FC 6 2 2 2 8 12 -4 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 15 949 1 0 1 0.19
23/24 29 1,980 3 0 0 0.14
22/23 16 0 2 0 0 0
2022 36 968 3 0 1 0.37
2021 35 0 1 0 0 0
2020 36 822 1 0 1 0.22
2019 38 0 4 1 1 0
2018 40 1,320 5 0 0 0.34
2017 39 437 3 0 0 0.62
2016 46 2,262 1 0 0 0.04
2014 35 2,687 1 0 0 0.03
18/19 6 477 1 0 0 0.19
16/17 8 720 1 0 0 0.13
13/14 5 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
221 apps
17 G
9 A
AFC Champions League
35 apps
2 G
2 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
34 apps
2 G
1 A
J. League Cup
33 apps
2 G
0 A
Emperor's Cup
22 apps
2 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
34 apps
1 G
3 A
Stars League
37 apps
1 G
1 A
Jupiler Pro League
19 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Shogo Taniguchi

Who is Shogo Taniguchi?

Shogo Taniguchi is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sint-Truidense VV.

How old is Shogo Taniguchi?

Shogo Taniguchi is 34 years old. He was born on July 15, 1991 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

What position does Shogo Taniguchi play?

Shogo Taniguchi plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Shogo Taniguchi play for?

Shogo Taniguchi currently plays for Sint-Truidense VV.

How many career goals has Shogo Taniguchi scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Shogo Taniguchi has scored 28 goals in 450 appearances.

What is Shogo Taniguchi's market value?

Shogo Taniguchi's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.