| Yusuke Higa 比嘉 祐介 | |
| Fullname: | Yusuke Higa |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Nago, Okinawa, Japan |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | RKU Kashiwa High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| College1: | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 January 2019 |
| Ntupdate: | 18 March 2018 |
is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Tokyo Verdy as a left back.
After playing with several teams, most recently Tokyo Verdy (though only playing one game for the club),[1] Higa announced his retirement at 30 years old in February 2019.[2]
Updated to 23 December 2018.[3] [4]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 2008 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2014 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 1 | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 2016 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U20 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
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