Yu Endo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Urawa Reds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2025 | Urawa Reds | 108 | (7) |
| 2025– | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Japan | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː];[1] born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Club career
Endo made her WE League debut on 12 September 2021.[2]
On 1 August 2025, Endo signed for English Women's Super League club West Ham United on a two-year contract [3] following her departure from Urawa Reds at the end of her contract the previous season.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 December 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | WE League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | WE League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 108 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 171 | 12 | ||
| West Ham United | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 110 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 177 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Club Championship
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 9 July 2025[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/
- ^ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-complete-signing-japan-international-yu-endo
- ^ "Yu Endo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Yu Endo". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 31 December 2025.