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Yusuke Higa

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Yusuke Higa
比嘉 祐介
Personal information
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)
2014Kyoto 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
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2013
Winner Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*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

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After 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

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Club

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Updated to 23 December 2018.[3][4]

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

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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

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Japan

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2010

References

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  1. ^ "Match Report of Kwansei Gakuin University vs Tōkyō Verdy - 2018-07-11 - Emperor's Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "比嘉祐介選手引退のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
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