| Kaito Taniguchi 谷口 海斗 | |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Kihoku, Mie, Japan |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Albirex Niigata |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kishu Esforco |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Gifu Keizai University |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Iwate Grulla Morioka |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Roasso Kumamoto |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Albirex Niigata |
| Caps3: | 97 |
| Goals3: | 27 |
| Club-Update: | 21:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.
Taniguchi attended Gifu Keizai University, where he served as a captain and was transformed from a centre-back to a forward.[1] He then joined Grulla Morioka for 2018 season.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Iwate Grulla Morioka | 2018 | J3 League | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | J3 League | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| Total | 55 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 | 10 | ||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2020 | J3 League | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2021 | J2 League | 42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 94 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 193 | 69 | |||