| Kei Taniguchi 谷口 圭 | |
| Fullname: | Kei Taniguchi |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1990–1992 |
| Youthclubs1: | Minamiuwa High School |
| Years1: | 1993–1996 |
| Clubs1: | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1997 |
| Clubs2: | Brummel Sendai |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1998–2002 |
| Clubs3: | Ehime FC |
is a former Japanese football player.
Taniguchi was born in Osaka Prefecture on July 15, 1974, but grew up in the town of Mikame, Ehime (amalgamated into the city of Seiyo in 2004). After graduating from high school, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1993. He played several matches as side back every seasons until 1996. However he could not play many matches. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Brummel Sendai. However he could hardly play in the match. In 1998, he moved to Regional Leagues club Ehime FC. The club was promoted to Japan Football League from 2001. He retired end of 2002 season.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1993 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Brummel Sendai | Brummel Sendai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||