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 as a left back.
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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 | RKU Kashiwa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Ryutsu Keizai Univ. FC | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | JEF United Chiba | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Japan U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Japan U23 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editAfter playing with several teams, most recently Tokyo Verdy (though only playing one game for the club),[1] Higa announced his retirement at 30 years old in February 2019.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
editUpdated to 23 December 2018.[3][4]
| 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
edit- As of 19 June 2011
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U20 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
Awards and honours
editJapan
edit- Asian Games: 1
References
edit- ^ "Match Report of Kwansei Gakuin University vs Tōkyō Verdy - 2018-07-11 - Emperor's Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "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
edit- Yusuke Higa at Soccerway
- Yusuke Higa at J.League (archive) (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
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