# Taiki Watanabe

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Japanese footballer (born 1999)

Taiki Watanabe 渡邊 泰基 Personal information Full name Taiki Watanabe Date of birth (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 27) Place of birth Niigata, Japan Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Left-back Team information Current team Yokohama F. Marinos Number 39 Youth career 2009–2014 Albirex Niigata 2015–2017 Maebashi Ikuei High School Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2018–2023 Albirex Niigata 64 (2) 2018–2020 → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) 64 (2) 2024– Yokohama F. Marinos 29 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025

**Taiki Watanabe** (渡邊 泰基, *Watanabe Taiki*; born 22 April 1999) is a Japanese professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/Left-back) for [J1 League](/source/J1_League) club [Yokohama F. Marinos](/source/Yokohama_F._Marinos).

## Club career

After attending Maebashi Ikuei High School, Taiki Watanabe joined back with [Albirex Niigata](/source/Albirex_Niigata) for the [2018 season](/source/2018_J2_League), debuting in a [J. League Cup](/source/J._League_Cup) match against [FC Tokyo](/source/FC_Tokyo).[1]

Watanabe spent two years at Niigata before moving on loan to [Zweigen Kanazawa](/source/Zweigen_Kanazawa) mid-way through the [2020 season](/source/2020_J2_League).[2] After making 27 appearances for Zweigen Kanazawa in the second half of the season, his loan was extended for the whole of the 2021 season.

Watanabe scored his first professional goal in a 2-3 league defeat to [Mito HollyHock](/source/Mito_HollyHock) in May 2021.[3]

Watanabe returned to Albirex Niigata for the 2022 season, although he only played a handful of games in the season they were promoted to the [J1 League](/source/J1_League). He made his J1 League debut in March 2023, in a 2–2 draw with [Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo](/source/Hokkaido_Consadole_Sapporo) and went on to make 27 appearances across all competitions in the 2023 season.

In December 2023, it was announced that Watanabe would be joining [Yokohama F. Marinos](/source/Yokohama_F._Marinos).[4]

## Club statistics

- *As of 3 December 2023*.[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total Albirex Niigata 2018 J2 League 21 0 1 0 5 0 27 0 2019 J2 League 16 0 1 0 – 17 0 2022 J2 League 6 0 1 0 – 7 0 2023 J1 League 21 2 2 0 4 0 27 2 Total 64 2 5 0 9 0 78 2 Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) 2020 J2 League 27 0 0 0 – 27 0 2021 J2 League 37 2 0 0 – 37 2 Total 64 2 0 0 0 0 64 2 Yokohama F. Marinos 2024 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 128 4 5 0 9 0 142 4

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [""栄冠"から2か月…新潟DF渡邊泰基、デビュー戦で2歳下の久保建英に刺激「負けたくなかった」"](https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?239755-239755-fl). *ゲキサカ*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180626111024/https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?239755-239755-fl) from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["渡邊 泰基 選手 ツエーゲン金沢に期限付き移籍のお知らせ"](https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/59352/). *アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト｜ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE* (in Japanese). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240214232704/https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/59352/) from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2021 J2 League 21/05/05 Zweigen Kanazawa - Mito Hollyhock Results,Players,Highlight"](https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20210505011&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240214232704/https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20210505011&la=e) from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["渡邊 泰基 選手 横浜F・マリノスに完全移籍のお知らせ"](https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/65338/). *アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト｜ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE* (in Japanese). 27 December 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231228165716/https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/65338/) from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, ["J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"](https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201119084850/https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521) 19 November 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), 7 February 2018, Japan, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4905411529](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4905411529) (p. 160 out of 289)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2023 Taiki Watanabe Result by Season"](https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=58039&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240214232704/https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=58039&la=e) from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

## External links

- [Taiki Watanabe](https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=29342) at [J.League](/source/J.League) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=29342)) (in Japanese)

- [Profile at J. League](https://www.jleague.jp/club/niigata/player/detail/1504374/)

- [Profile at Albirex Niigata](http://www.albirex.co.jp/clubs/6315/top_player?club=10)

v t e Yokohama F. Marinos – current squad 1 Park Il-gyu 2 Katō 6 K. Watanabe 7 Tōno 8 Kida 9 Tanimura 11 Croux 13 Inoue 15 T. Watanabe 17 Quiñónes 18 Onaiwu 19 Tevis 20 Tsuboi 21 Iikura 22 Tsunoda 23 Miyaichi 24 Kondo 25 Suzuki 26 David 27 Matsubara 28 Yamane 29 Higuchi 30 Yuri 31 Kimura 32 Tanaka 33 Suwama 34 Kimura 35 Sekitomi 40 Amano 41 Matsumura 44 Deng 46 Asada 47 Miidera 49 Murakami Manager: Ōshima

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