Jun Endō

Forward • Age 26 • #18

Jun Endō is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Japan national team.

162 Appearances

33 Goals

10 Trophies

1 Awards

Fun Facts about Jun

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

She started practicing football indoors as a child after the 2011 Fukushima earthquake made it unsafe to play outside, which helped her develop excellent ball control in tight spaces.

She is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in a close-knit family in Shirakawa, Fukushima.

She started playing football at the age of two, and her father, who was a coach, was the one who began teaching her and her siblings.

She was inspired to pursue football seriously after watching Japan win the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup when she was just 11 years old.

As a child, she was bullied by other youth players who believed people from Fukushima were “contaminated” due to the nuclear disaster.

She joined Angel City FC in their inaugural NWSL season and made an immediate impact by assisting the first goal and scoring the second in the club’s first-ever regular season match.