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Shōgo Taniguchi

Group FAFCSint-Truiden

38
Caps
1
Goals
34
Age
July 15, 1991
185 cm
Height

Among Defenders at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 421 players in this position.

Caps68%
Goals56%

Fixtures

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Advanced stats

Open data

Computed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.

StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 2 matches · 210 min sample

Attacking

Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
0
0.00 per 90
xG78
0.2
0.07 per 90
Shots
2
0.86 per 90
Key passes
0
0.00 per 90

Possession

Pass completion76
88%
Progressive passes55
21
9.00 per 90
Progressive carries13
3
1.29 per 90
Carries
58
24.86 per 90

Defending

Tackles7
1
0.43 per 90
Interceptions16
1
0.43 per 90
Pressures1
7
3.00 per 90
Blocks
3
1.29 per 90
Clearances
11
4.71 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
3
1.29 per 90
Fouls won
0
0.00 per 90
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026