
After battling leukemia, Tsubasa Endoh signs one-day contract to retire as TFC player
TORONTO — Tsubasa Endoh comes full circle Saturday when he retires as a Toronto FC player.
After being diagnosed with acute undifferentiated leukemia in December 2021, the 31-year-old winger from Japan had a dream.
“Every step of the treatment, every setback, the time that I had to spend in the hospital, I always dreamed of coming back to play here, as a TFC player, at BMO Field,” said Endoh, who spent six seasons (2016-21) with Toronto.
But while his leukemia is in remission, it has taken a toll on his body — and he has not reached the five-year milestone.