is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Belgian club

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Club career

Watanabe joined

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club

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in 2018. On 28 December 2021, Watanabe signed a 3.5-year contract with

in Belgium.

Career statistics

Last update: ''4 January 2022''

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 4 January 2022

National team statistics

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* 1997 births Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Living people Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Association football defenders Chuo University alumni FC Tokyo players FC Tokyo U-23 players K.V. Kortrijk players J1 League players J3 League players Belgian Pro League players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub