Shōgo Taniguchi
Japanese footballer
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Shōgo 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.
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Taniguchi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shōgo Taniguchi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2006 | 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 | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Japan | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Taniguchi began his career with Tsukuba University.
Taniguchi began his professional career with Kawasaki Frontale in 2014.[2][3] He lift the J1 League Trophy for four times in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 respectively. He announced his departure from the club after nine years at Kawasaki in 2022 season making a total of 377 appearances for the club.
On 28 December 2022, Taniguchi joined Al Rayyan in Qatar.[4] He scored his first and only goal on 24 April 2024 against Al Ahli in a 4–1 home win.
On 19 July 2024, Taniguchi signed for Belgian side Sint-Truiden. He scored his first goal for the Belgian side on 21 September 2024 in a 3–0 away win against Beerschot.
On 8 November 2024, during a home game against KV Mechelen (2–1) he was forced off due to injury at the 14th minute, being replaced by Zineddine Belaid.
International career
On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp.[5] On 23 July 2015, he was called again for 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[6] He was called again for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[7]
Personal life
On June 25, 2025, actress Rika Izumi announced her marriage to Taniguchi.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2014 | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 45 | 4 | ||||
| 2017 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 46 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Total | 289 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 377 | 26 | ||
| Al Rayyan | 2022–23 | QSL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 339 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 434 | 28 | ||
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taniguchi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 June 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- Emperor's Cup: 2020
- J.League Cup: 2019
- Japanese Super Cup: 2019, 2021
Japan
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022[13]
- EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2022
