Hiroto Taniguchi

{{Short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Hiroto Taniguchi <br> 谷口栄斗 |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|30|df=y}} |birth_place = Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan |height = 1.81 m |currentclub = Kawasaki Frontale |clubnumber = 3 |position = Centre back |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Ogino SSS |youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2017 |youthclubs2 = Tokyo Verdy |collegeyears1 = 2018–2021 |college1 = Kokushikan University |years1 = 2021–2025 |clubs1 = Tokyo Verdy |caps1 = 112 |goals1 = 8 |years2 = 2026– |clubs2 = Kawasaki Frontale |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = Japan U18 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |nationalyears2 = 2018 |nationalteam2 = Japan U19 |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |club-update = 13 September 2025 |nationalteam-update = }}

{{nihongo|'''Hiroto Taniguchi'''|谷口栄斗|Taniguchi Hiroto|born 30 September 1999}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back and currently play for {{Japanese football updater|TokyoVer}} club, Kawasaki Frontale.<ref>{{cite web |title=谷口栄斗：東京ヴェルディ：Ｊリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/player/1634419/#attack |website=Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Career== Taniguchi start first professional contract with Tokyo Verdy in 2022 season. Taniguchi was brought his club secure promotion to J1 League from 2024 season after draw at Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 in J1 Promotion Play-offs Final.

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|the match played 15 February 2025}}.<ref>{{Soccerway|hiroto-taniguchi/491282}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Tokyo Verdy |2022 |rowspan="2"|J2 League |34||1||4||1||colspan="4"|–||38||2 |- |2023 |20||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=J1 Play-offs|Includes J1 Play-offs}}||0||23||1 |- |2024 |rowspan="2"|J1 League |29||5||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||30||5 |- |2025 |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !84!!7!!6!!1!!0!!0!!2!!0!!92!!8 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}

==Honours== ;Tokyo Verdy * J2 League Promotion Play-off Winner: 2023

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.verdy.co.jp/player/1634419 Profile at Tokyo Verdy] *[https://www.jleague.co/players/1634419/Hiroto-TANIGUCHI/ Profile at J.League]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taniguchi, Hiroto}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Category:Kokushikan University alumni Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Japan men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:Tokyo Verdy players category:Kawasaki Frontale players Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen