# Shōgo Taniguchi

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.

## Club career

Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Taniguchi began his career with Tsukuba University.
Taniguchi began his professional career with Kawasaki Frontale in 2014. 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. 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 Saint-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. On 23 July 2015, he was called again for 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup. He was called again for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

## Career statistics

    As of 21 September 2024

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2015 | J. League Division 1 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2016 | J. League Division 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 4 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2017 | J. League Division 1 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 8 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J. League Division 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 4 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2019 | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2020 | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 3 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2021 | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2022 | J. League Division 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Total | 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 |
| Al Rayyan | 2023–24 | QSL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Al Rayyan | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 339 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 434 | 28 |
* 1 2 3 Japanese Super Cup
* ↑ Qatar Cup

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| Japan | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Japan | 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 32 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taniguchi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ayase Ueda :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 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
* EAFF Championship: 2022
Individual
* J.League Best XI: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
* EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2022