Liverpool

Wataru Endo

Endo sits in front of the back four and does the unglamorous work that lets more gifted teammates play further forward with freedom, screening passing lanes rather than chasing after the ball. His positioning is built on patience and reading danger early, not raw athleticism.
Japan Liverpool MID
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League Rankings

Among Premier League 2026/27 midfielders

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LIV
LIV
16:30
Sun 11 Oct
MCI
MCI
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BRE
BRE
15:00
Sat 17 Oct
LIV
LIV
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LIV
LIV
14:00
Sun 25 Oct
BHA
BHA
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LIV
LIV
16:30
Sun 1 Nov
ARS
ARS
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CRY
CRY
14:00
Sun 8 Nov
LIV
LIV

Wataru Endo, The Shield Nobody Notices

Japan's captain does the disciplined defensive midfield work that allows Liverpool's more creative players to take risks further forward.

Endo does not chase the ball so much as remove the space it would otherwise travel through, cutting off a passing lane a second before the pass is even played. He rarely commits to a challenge unless the odds favour him entirely, preferring to shepherd an attacker sideways into a covering teammate. That discipline allows Liverpool's midfield to push higher without leaving the back four exposed.

Endo captains Japan, a role that says plenty about the respect he commands even when he is not the most eye catching player on Liverpool's team sheet. The question at a club with this much attacking talent is whether a purely defensive midfielder keeps his place once younger options are fully fit. He answers it every week by making the team harder to play through.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Alisson Becker
Brazil · Age 34
5 apps
28
Freddie Woodman
Age 29
0 apps
25
Giorgi Mamardashvili
Age 26
0 apps
95
Harvey Davies
Age 23
0 apps
56
Vítezslav Jaros
Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

5
Jérémy Jacquet
Age 21
5 apps
6
Milos Kerkez
Age 22
5 apps
33
Ronald Araujo
Uruguay · Age 27
5 apps
4
Virgil van Dijk
Netherlands · Age 35
5 apps
30
Jeremie Frimpong
Age 25
3 apps
21
Kostas Tsimikas
Age 30
2 apps
12
Conor Bradley
Age 23
0 apps
15
Giovanni Leoni
Age 19
0 apps
2
Joe Gomez
Age 29
0 apps
44
Luke Chambers
Charlton Athletic · Age 22
0 apps

Midfielders

10
Alexis Mac Allister
Argentina · Age 27
5 apps
8
Dominik Szoboszlai
Age 25
5 apps 1g
7
Florian Wirtz
Germany · Age 23
5 apps 1a
38
Ryan Gravenberch
Netherlands · Age 24
5 apps 1a
42
Trey Nyoni
Age 19
3 apps
53
James McConnell
Age 22
0 apps

Forwards

9
Alexander Isak
Sweden · Age 27
5 apps 4g
18
Cody Gakpo
Netherlands · Age 27
5 apps 1g 3a
23
Víctor Muñoz
Spain · Age 23
5 apps 1g
29
Bradley Barcola
France · Age 24
3 apps
67
Lewis Koumas
Hull City · Age 21
3 apps
73
Rio Ngumoha
Age 18
3 apps
14
Federico Chiesa
Age 28
0 apps
22
Hugo Ekitiké
Age 24
0 apps
76
Jayden Danns
Age 20
0 apps
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