Higor Pires

Higor Pires
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-07-07) 7 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bardral Urayasu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 São Paulo FC
2007–2008 São Caetano Futsal
2009–2013 Shriker Osaka
2013– 2022 Pescadola Machida
International career
2016– Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Higor Pires (In Japanese : ピレス イゴール, born 7 July 1980) is a professional futsal player. He was born in Brazil and became a Japanese citizen in 2016.[1][2] He plays for Bardral Urayasu and the Japanese national futsal team.

Career

On 7 July 1980, he was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He started playing futsal when he was six years old. In 2004, he debuted from São Paulo FC. In 2007, he moved to São Caetano Futsal.

In 2009, he moved to Shriker Osaka in F.League in Japan. In 2009, Shriker Osaka won the All Japan Futsal Championship (Puma Cup), he was selected Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2009–10 season, he was selected in F.League Most Valuable Player (MVP) and F.League Best 5. In 2011–12 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 again.

In 2013, he moved to Pescadola Machida.[3][4][5] On 30 November 2014, he broke his left little phalanx in the game against Espolada Hokkaido.[6] In 2013–14 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (3rd title). In 2014–15 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (4th title). In 2015–16 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (5th title).

Before 2015–16 season, he became the captain of Pescadora Machida.[7] On 22 January 2016, he became a Japanese citizen.[2][8] In April 2016, he selected in Japanese national futsal team for the first time.[9][10] In 2016–17 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (6th title). In 2017–18 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (7th title).[11][12]

In February 2018, he participated in the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship. Japan lost to the Iran in the final. In 2018–19 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (8th title).

Title

Shriker Osaka
Individual

References

  1. ^ 「偉豪瑠」、日本国籍取得し代表入りへ強い意欲示す!! Digital Pivo!. 13 January 2016
  2. ^ a b イゴールが日本国籍を取得！ Archived 2020-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Futsal Navi. 22 January 2016
  3. ^ イゴール選手獲得のお知らせ。 Archived 2015-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Pescadola Machida. 1 April 2013
  4. ^ Fリーグ最強守護神が移籍! 町田が大阪からGKイゴールを獲得 Gekisaka. 1 April 2013
  5. ^ 首位・町田の新守護神イゴール「まだまだ、これからです」 Gekisaka. 20 June 2013
  6. ^ 町田の守護神イゴールが骨折で3か月の離脱 Gekisaka. 1 December 2014
  7. ^ 2015-2016 「日本人になって、ずっと日本で暮らしたいんです」。イゴールが日本語で語った、日本への深過ぎる愛情 Futsal Edge. 7 May 2015
  8. ^ イゴール選手 日本国へ帰化承認のお知らせ。 Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine Pescadora Machida. 22 January 2016
  9. ^ 初キャップへ士気の高いフットサル日本代表GKイゴール「モチベーションは高い」 Soccer King. 22 April 2016
  10. ^ フットサル日本代表発表、GKイゴールらを選出 Nikkan Sports. 13 April 2016
  11. ^ 2015-2016 最終結果・表彰｜年度別試合結果 F.League
  12. ^ No.1イゴール選手が3年連続ベストファイブを受賞しました。 Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Pescadora Machida. 13 January 2016