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| Full name | Yusuke Higa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Playing career
After playing with several teams, most recently Tokyo Verdy (though only playing one game for the club), Higa announced his retirement at 30 years old in February 2019.
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 23 December 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "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
- 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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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Association football people from Okinawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's 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
- Men's association football defenders
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Summer World University Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1980s birth stubs