Hiroyuki Taniguchi
Hiroyuki Taniguchi (谷口 博之, Taniguchi Hiroyuki, born June 27, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
 Taniguchi playing for Kawasaki Frontale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hiroyuki Taniguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 27, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | 190 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 58 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Sagan Tosu | 105 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 361 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Japan U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Taniguchi was born in Yokosuka on June 27, 1985. He joined J2 League club Kawasaki Frontale from Yokohama F. Marinos youth team in 2004. Kawasaki won the champions in 2004 and was promoted to J1 League. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2005. Kawasaki won the 2nd place in J1 League in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He was also selected Best Eleven in 2006. In 2011, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos and played in 2 seasons. In 2013, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol. However he could not play many matches. In 2014, he moved to Sagan Tosu. He played many matches until 2016. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2017 and he retired end of the 2019 season.
In August 2008, Taniguchi was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches as offensive midfielder.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Kawasaki Frontale | J2 League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | J1 League | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2006 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 42 | 13 | |||
| 2007 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 37 | 11 | |||
| 2009 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 43 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | Sagan Tosu | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 33 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2016 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |||
| Country | Japan | 361 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 474 | 69 | |
| Total | 361 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 474 | 69 | ||
References
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at J.League (in Japanese)
Other websites
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at Olympic Channel
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at Olympedia
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at FIFA
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at Soccerway.com
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at WorldFootball.net
- Hiroyuki Taniguchi at Transfermarkt (player)
