Kenta Tokushige Explained

Kenta Tokushige
徳重 健太
Fullname:Kenta Tokushige
Birth Date:9 March 1984
Birth Place:Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Ehime FC
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:1999–2001
Youthclubs1:Kunimi High School
Years1:2002–2005
Clubs1:Urawa Reds
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2004
Clubs2:Cerezo Osaka (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2017
Caps3:138
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2021
Caps4:90
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–
Clubs5:Ehime FC
Caps5:40
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:Japan U-17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:1 September 2023

is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC.

Club career

Tokushige was born in Kagoshima on March 9, 1984. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. However, he was behind Norihiro Yamagishi and Ryota Tsuzuki in selection.

In October 2004, he was loaned to Cerezo Osaka. He debuted against Shimizu S-Pulse on November 23.[1] This was his only game for the club. Although he returned to Reds in 2005, he still struggled for minutes and didn't play once.

In August 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. Although he played several matches every season, he could not play many matches behind Kota Ogi and Tatsuya Enomoto. From summer 2010, he became a regular goalkeeper under new manager Masahiro Wada.[2] and he played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However Vissel was relegated to J2 League at the end of 2012 season. In 2013, although he lost his position behind new player Kaito Yamamoto, he became a regular goalkeeper in June again and Vissel was promoted to J1 in a year. However he could not play many matches behind Yamamoto and Kim Seung-gyu from 2014.

In 2018, he moved to newly promoted J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.[3] Although he played as a regular goalkeeper, V-Varen were relegated to J2 at the end of the 2018 season.

National team career

In September 2001, Tokushige was selected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2001 U-17 World Championship. He played in all 3 matches.

Career statistics

[4] [5] [6]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
2002Urawa RedsJ1 League00000000
200300000000
200400000000
Total00000000
2004Cerezo OsakaJ1 League10000010
Total10000010
2005Urawa RedsJ1 League00000000
Total00000000
2005Vissel KobeJ1 League40000040
2006J2 League3010colspan="2"-40
2007J1 League502040110
2008902000110
200900304070
20101302020170
20113400020360
20123101030350
2013J2 League24000colspan="2"-240
2014J1 League70101090
2015503020100
201600206080
201730203080
Total13801902701840
2018V-Varen NagasakiJ1 League2801020310
2019J2 League
Total2801020310
Career total16702002902160

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=7957 J.League
  2. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SS/jpn/team/2010010001_000028_W0707_J.html J.League
  3. https://www.v-varen.com/news/58330.html V-Varen Nagasaki
  4. 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, (p. 140 out of 289)
  5. 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, (p. 60 out of 289)
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 102 out of 289)