is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Club career After attending Maebashi Ikuei High School, Taiki Watanabe joined back with Albirex Niigata for the 2018 season, debuting in a J. League Cup match against FC Tokyo.
Watanabe spent two years at Niigata before moving on loan to Zweigen Kanazawa mid-way through the 2020 season. 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 in May 2021.
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. He made his J1 League debut in March 2023, in a 2–2 draw with 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.
Club statistics .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)" , 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 160 out of 289)
+ 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 TotalAlbirex Niigata2018J2 League21010502702019J2 League16010–1702022J2 League6010–702023J1 League2122040272Total6425090782Zweigen Kanazawa (loan)2020J2 League27000–2702021J2 League37200–372Total6420000642Yokohama F. Marinos2024J1 League00000000 Career total128450901424
References
External links
Profile at J. League Profile at Albirex Niigata