Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 20, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger, Second Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Toronto FC | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Maryland Terrapins | 85 | (12) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Toronto FC | 22 | (2) |
2017– | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Japan U-15 | |||
Japan U-16 | |||
Japan U-17 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 7, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 6, 2016 |
Tsubasa Endoh (遠藤 翼 Endō Tsubasa?, born August 20, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
After spending four years with Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland, Endoh was drafted as the ninth overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC and signed with the club on February 27, 2016. He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 against New York Red Bulls. He scored his first MLS goal on May 7, 2016, for Toronto FC in their home opener against FC Dallas, at the newly renovated BMO Field, which ended in a 1–0 victory.
Updated as of April 7, 2017
From 2005 to 2011 he was part of the Japan Football Association Academy in Fukushima. Forced to leave after the Fukushima earthquake, Endoh moved to the United States in 2011 to the University of Maryland. Since leaving Japan he has learned to speak English, something he could not speak well in 2011.