Yusuke Higa
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Awards and honours
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
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