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Masaaki HIGASHIGUCHI

HIGASHIGUCHI MASAAKI

GK1 Yoshiaki Higashiguchi

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date of birth	May 12, 1986	Birthplace	Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture
height, weight	184cm/78kg	blood type	Type O
Dominant foot	right	nickname	Higashi
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Career and Records

Career	Hiyoshidai Wings → FC OWLS INTER HIRONO → GAMBA OSAKA Jr.Youth → Rakunan High School → Fukui University of Technology → Niigata University of Management → Albirex Niigata
First appearance in the J.League	March 13, 2010 J1 League 2nd Sec.Niigata (vs.Iwata/Tohoku Electric Stadium)
ACL	26 games/0 goals
national team experience	A
International A Match	8 games/0 goals
International competitions	2007/Bangkok Universiade (Thailand): 5th place 2015/AFC Asian Cup (Australia): Quarterfinals, EAFF East Asian Cup (China): 4th place 2017/EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Japan): Runner-up 2018/FIFA World Cup (Russia): Best 16 2019/AFC Asian Cup (UAE): Runner-up
Individual titles	J.League Monthly MVP (J1/November/December 2014)

Appearance record

year	Affiliation	Categories	League match (goals)	League Cup (goals)	EMPEROR'S CUP (goals)
2009	Albirex Niigata	J1	0 (0)	1（0）	0 (0)
2010	Albirex Niigata	J1	25(0)	5(0)	2（0）
2011	Albirex Niigata	J1	14(0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
2012	Albirex Niigata	J1	24(0)	4(0)	0 (0)
2013	Albirex Niigata	J1	21(0)	0 (0)	1（0）
2014	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(0)	10(0)	6(0)
2015	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(0)	1（0）	4(0)
2016	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(0)	1（0）	0 (0)
2017	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	33(0)	0 (0)	2（0）
2018	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	29(0)	3(0)	0 (0)
2019	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(0)	6(0)	2（0）
2020	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	34(0)	1（0）	2（0）
2021	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	38(0)	2（0）	1（0）
2022	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	19(0)	0 (0)	1（0）
2023	GAMBA OSAKA	J1	23(0)	6(0)	0 (0)
J1 League Total			396(0)	40(0)	22(0)

*The total number of matches Appearance record includes EMPEROR'S CUP Appearances (goals) during high school and college years.

As of February 1, 2024

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