Masaaki Higashiguchi
Masaaki Higashiguchi (東口 順昭, Higashiguchi Masaaki, born May 12, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
.jpg) Higashiguchi with Japan in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Rakunan High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fukui University of Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Niigata University of Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Albirex Niigata | 84 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Gamba Osaka | 292 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Japan | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2022, 16:20 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
changeHigashiguchi was born in Takatsuki on May 12, 1986. After graduating from Niigata University of Management, he joined J1 League club Albirex Niigata in 2009. Although he injured himself every season, he played many matches from 2010. In 2014, he moved to Gamba Osaka. In 2014, Gamba won all three major titles in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup.
In 2015, Higashiguchi was selected the Japan national team for 2015 Asian Cup, but he did not play in the match. On August 9, he debuted for the Japan against China at 2015 East Asian Cup. He also participated 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup, but he did not play in the match.
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Niigata University of Management | 2008 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Albirex Niigata | 2009 | J. League Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 96 | 0 | ||||
| Gamba Osaka | 2014 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 289 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 364 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 373 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 461 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup
International
change- As of 22 March 2019[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honors
changeGamba Osaka[3]
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
References
change- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "Masaaki Higashiguchi Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Masaaki Higashiguchi Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)