Yuya Hikichi (footballer, born 1983)
Yuya Hikichi (挽地 祐哉, Hikichi Yūya, born May 2, 1983) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuya Hikichi | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1983 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Kagoshima Josei High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Tokushima Vortis | 121 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 136 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Hikichi was born in Kagoshima on May 2, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Júbilo Iwata with teammate Yuya Funatsu in 2002. However he did not play in any matches. In 2004, he moved to the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare with teammate Takuya Hara. He played several matches as defensive midfielder and right side back. In 2005, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Tokushima Vortis. He played many matches as center back in 2005. In 2006, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder. However he did not play much in 2008. In August 2010, he moved to the Japan Football League club Zweigen Kanazawa. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Football League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 136 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||