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My Take
There's something genuinely compelling about a soccer player who has already won a youth World Cup and moved to the NWSL but still feels early in her story. Jun Endo was born in May 2000 in Shirakawa, Fukushima — quiet, green, tucked away in the Tohoku region — and somewhere in that landscape she decided football was going to be her thing. I love that origin story: not a big-city academy kid, not a player handed a head start by circumstance, just someone from a small town who put in the hours on the pitch and pushed toward the professional level. She's barely in her mid-twenties as of 2024, which means the best is probably still ahead of her. That "unfinished" quality is exactly what makes me want to keep watching — you're catching someone mid-rise, and there's real electricity in that.
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Overview
Jun Endo is a Japanese soccer player born on May 24, 2000, in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. She is a Gemini born in the Year of the Dragon. A product of the JFA Academy Fukushima, she won the 2018 U-20 Women's World Cup, played for Tokyo Verdy Beleza, has been capped by Japan since 2019, and now plays for Angel City FC in the NWSL.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jun Endo
- Name (Japanese)
- 遠藤純
- Reading
- えんどう じゅん
- Born
- May 24, 2000 (age 26)
- Origin
- Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
- Height
- 167 cm
- Occupation
- Soccer player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jun Endo born?
Jun Endo was born on May 24, 2000 and is 26 years old.
Where is Jun Endo from?
Jun Endo is from Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan.
What does Jun Endo do?
Jun Endo works as Soccer player.
How tall is Jun Endo?
Jun Endo is 167 cm tall.
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