Takehiro Tomiyasu vs Yasuhito Endo
Japan against Japan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Japan · 2016–23 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Japan
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 23
- Clubs
- Avispa Fukuoka, Bologna F.C. 1909, Arsenal
Hajime Moriyasu sent him on at half-time on 23 November 2022, Japan a goal down to Germany, rebuilt the back line as a five around him, and won 2-1 on the day of Tomiyasu's World Cup debut. Runner-up with Japan at the 2019 Asian Cup, he won the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship with a back line that conceded nothing in six matches and took the 2023 Community Shield during four years at Arsenal. Career record: 23 caps for Japan; club career at Avispa Fukuoka, Bologna F.C. 1909, Arsenal.
Yasuhito Endo
Japan · 2004–19 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Japan
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 152 · 15 goals
- Clubs
- Kyoto Sanga, Gamba Osaka, Júbilo Iwata
No one has played more J.League football than Endo's 672 matches, and on 2 August 2019 he came off the bench for Gamba Osaka against Vissel Kobe to reach 1,000 official appearances. Two Asian Cups came with Japan, in 2004 and 2011, and his 152 caps remain the national record; Gamba Osaka brought the 2008 AFC Champions League and its best player award, two J1 titles and four Emperor's Cups, plus Asian Footballer of the Year in 2009. Career record: 152 caps and 15 goals for Japan; club career at Kyoto Sanga, Gamba Osaka, Júbilo Iwata.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 86.
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