Yusuke Higa
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Full name | Yusuke Higa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 May 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nago, Okinawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 |
Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa H.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 |
Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | JEF United Chiba | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Japan U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Japan U23 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2018 |
Yusuke Higa (比嘉 祐介, Higa Yūsuke, born 15 May 1989 in Okinawa Prefecture) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Tokyo Verdy.
Playing career[]
After playing with several teams - lastly Tokyo Verdy, for which though he never featured in 2018 season -, Higa announced his retirement at just 30 years old in February 2019.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Updated to 23 December 2018.[2][3]
Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 2008 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |
2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | ||
2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Kyoto Sanga | 2014 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
JEF United Chiba | 2016 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | ||
Tokyo Verdy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 64 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
International[]
- As of 19 June 2011
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan U20 | |||
2009 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | |
Japan U23 | |||
2010 | 10 | 0 | |
2011 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Awards and honours[]
Japan[]
- Asian Games: 1
References[]
- ^ "比嘉祐介選手引退のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 172 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 197 out of 289)
External links[]
- Yusuke Higa at Soccerway
- Yusuke Higa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Yusuke Higa at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 July 2011) – at Ryutsu Keizai University FC Official site
- Profile at JEF United Chiba
- Profile at Tokyo Verdy
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Association football people from Okinawa Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan youth international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Yokohama F. Marinos players
- Kyoto Sanga FC players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Association football defenders
- Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
- Universiade medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Japanese football defender, 1980s birth stubs