Yasuhito Endō

Yasuhito Endō (遠藤 保仁, Endō Yasuhito) is a Japanese football player who plays for J1 League club Gamba Osaka. His brother Akihiro Endō is also a professional footballer. He made his senior international debut in 2002, representing Japan in three World Cups and three Confederations Cups. In the process he earned over 150 caps, scoring 15 goals and becoming the most capped Japanese male player of all-time. Endō played in the 1999 World Youth Championship and Japan finished as runner-up, losing to Spain in the final. Since 2002, Endō has been a member of the senior national team, and was selected for Japan's 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cup squads. He also was a member of the 2004 and 2011 Asian Cup winning teams.