Tsuyoshi Watanabe


Tsuyoshi Watanabe is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Japan national team.
𝕏 tsuyoshi4w

Club career

Watanabe joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2018. On 4 January 2021, he started for FC Tokyo in the 2020 J.[League Cup final|final] of the J.League Cup against Kashiwa Reysol. FC Tokyo won 2–1 to claim the third J.League Cup in club history.
On 28 December 2021, Watanabe signed a three and a half year contract with Kortrijk in Belgium. On 1 July 2023, Watanabe moved to fellow Pro League club KAA Gent on a permanent deal for a fee of €3,500,000.
On 23 July 2025, Watanabe joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a four year contract. On 12 August, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 5–2 defeat to Fenerbahçe in the 2025–26 [UEFA Champions League qualifying|third qualifying round] of the UEFA Champions League.

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.

Honours

FC Tokyo