Masaaki Higashiguchi

Masaaki Higashiguchi
東口 順昭
Higashiguchi with Japan in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
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
Gamba Osaka
Winner J1 League 2014
Runner-up J1 League 2015
Winner J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up J.League Cup 2015
Runner-up J.League Cup 2016
Winner Emperor's Cup 2014
Winner Emperor's Cup 2015
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 United Arab Emirates
* 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

Masaaki Higashiguchi (東口 順昭, Higashiguchi Masaaki, born May 12, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Higashiguchi 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

Club

As of the start of 2023 season.[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Other[a] Total
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
  1. ↑ Appearances in J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup

International

As of 22 March 2019[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Gamba Osaka[3]

Japan

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Masaaki Higashiguchi Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Masaaki Higashiguchi Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)