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.

Club career

Watanabe joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2018.^{[citation needed]} On 4 January 2021, he started for FC Tokyo in the final of the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol. FC Tokyo won 2–1 to claim the third J.League Cup in club history.^[2][3]

On 28 December 2021, Watanabe signed a three and a half year contract with Kortrijk in Belgium.^[4] On 1 July 2023, Watanabe moved to fellow Pro League club KAA Gent on a permanent deal for a fee of €3,500,000.^[5]

On 23 July 2025, Watanabe joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a four year contract.^[6] On 12 August, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 5–2 defeat to Fenerbahçe in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[7]

International career

On 1 January 2024, Watanabe was selected by manager Hajime Moriyasu as a member of the Japan squad at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[8]

Career statistics

Honours

FC Tokyo

• J.League Cup: 2020

References

External links

• Tsuyoshi Watanabe at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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