# Keigo Higashi

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Japanese footballer (born 1990)

Keigo Higashi Personal information Full name Keigo Higashi Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 35) Place of birth Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Position Attacking midfielder Team information Current team FC Tokyo Number 10 Youth career 2003–2005 Wakamatsu Junior High School 2006–2008 Oita Trinita Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2009–2010 Oita Trinita 52 (8) 2011–2012 Omiya Ardija 53 (9) 2013– FC Tokyo 325 (18) International career‡ 2010–2012 Japan U23 31 (5) Medal record Representing Japan Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2012

**Keigo Higashi** (東 慶悟, *Higashi Keigo*; born 20 July 1990) is a [Japanese](/source/Japanese_people) [football](/source/Association_football) player currently playing for [F.C. Tokyo](/source/F.C._Tokyo).[1]

## National team career

In July 2012, Higashi was selected to the [Japan U23 team](/source/Japan_national_under-23_football_team) for [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament). At this tournament, he wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played all 6 matches. The team finished fourth.

## Club statistics

- *As of match played 8 December 2024*.[2][3][4][5]

Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Asia3 Other4 Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Oita Trinita 2009 J1 League 23 2 2 1 3 0 — 1 1 29 4 2010 29 6 2 1 — — — 31 7 Total 52 8 4 2 3 0 — 1 1 60 11 Omiya Ardija 2011 J1 League 27 8 1 0 1 0 — — 29 8 2012 26 1 3 2 3 0 — — 32 3 Total 53 9 4 2 4 0 — — 61 11 FC Tokyo 2013 J1 League 32 2 5 0 6 1 — — 43 3 2014 23 1 0 0 5 0 — — 28 1 2015 21 2 8 1 0 0 — — 29 3 2016 28 2 1 0 4 1 7 1 — 29 3 2017 30 1 0 0 4 0 — — 34 1 2018 34 4 3 1 2 0 — — 39 5 2019 34 1 0 0 5 0 — — 39 1 2020 7 0 — 1 0 6 0 — 14 0 2021 35 0 1 0 9 1 — — 45 1 2022 24 0 2 0 5 0 — — 31 0 2023 30 1 3 0 7 0 — — 40 1 2024 14 1 2 1 2 0 — — 18 2 Total 312 15 25 3 50 3 13 1 — 400 22 Career total 418 31 35 7 57 3 13 1 1 1 523 43

1Includes [Emperor's Cup](/source/Emperor's_Cup).

2Includes [J. League Cup](/source/J._League_Cup).

3Includes [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League).

3Includes [Suruga Bank Championship](/source/Suruga_Bank_Championship).

## National team statistics

- *As of 23 June 2011*

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U23 2010 6 1 2011 6 1 Total 12 2 International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2010 8 November Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou China U21 3–0 0 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 10 November Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou Malaysia U23 2–0 0 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 16 November Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou India U21 5–0 0 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 19 November Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou Thailand U23 1–0 1 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 23 November Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou Iran U23 2–1 0 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 25 November Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou United Arab Emirates U23 1–0 0 2010 Asian Games / Japan U21 2011 9 February Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli Kuwait 0–3 0 Friendly[6] / Japan U22 26 March Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 0–1 0 Friendly[7] / Japan U22 29 March JAR Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 2–1 1 Friendly[8] / Japan U22 1 June Niigata Stadium, Niigata Australia U22 3–1 0 Friendly[9] / Japan U22 19 June Toyota Stadium, Toyota Kuwait U22 3–1 0 2012 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22 23 June Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli Kuwait U22 1–2 0 2012 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U22

## Honours

### Japan

- [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games) : [2010](/source/Football_at_the_2010_Asian_Games)

### Club

**FC Tokyo**

- [J.League Cup](/source/J.League_Cup) : [2020](/source/2020_J.League_Cup)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Stats Centre: Keigo Higashi Facts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071325/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=152&pStr=Player&PLID=213748&TEID=3705). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Archived from [the original](http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=152&pStr=Player&PLID=213748&TEID=3705) on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 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)"](https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521), 7 February 2018, Japan, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4905411529](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4905411529) (p. 108 out of 289)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** 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)"](https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H), 8 February 2017, Japan, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4905411420](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4905411420) (p. 76 out of 289)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Keigo Higashi > Club matches](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe146860/keigo-higashi/club-matches/) worldfootball.net

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Japan - Keigo Higashi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway](https://int.soccerway.com/players/keigo-higashi/74467/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ｕ－22日本代表 中東遠征 国際親善試合（vsクウェート代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント"](http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/28.html). *[Japan Football Association](/source/Japan_Football_Association)* (in Japanese). 10 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第1戦 試合結果"](http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/95.html). *[Japan Football Association](/source/Japan_Football_Association)* (in Japanese). 26 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果"](http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/109.html). *[Japan Football Association](/source/Japan_Football_Association)* (in Japanese). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["U-22日本代表 国際親善試合 2011_06_01 オーストラリア"](http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/2011/20110601u22_fm/match_page/m1.html). *[Japan Football Association](/source/Japan_Football_Association)* (in Japanese). 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

## External links

- [Keigo Higashi](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=356261/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

- [Keigo Higashi](https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=8948) at [J.League](/source/J.League) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=8948)) (in Japanese)

- [Profile at Omiya Ardija](http://www.ardija.co.jp/player/top/2011/8.html) (in Japanese)

- [Profile at FC Tokyo](http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/151788/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160830141235/http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/151788) 30 August 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Keigo Higashi](http://soccer.yahoo.co.jp/jleague/players/detail/900048) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202124/http://soccer.yahoo.co.jp/jleague/players/detail/900048) 27 June 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) – [Yahoo! Japan](/source/Yahoo!_Japan) sports (in Japanese)

v t e FC Tokyo – current squad 1 Tanaka 2 Muroya 3 Morishige 4 Kimoto 5 Nagatomo 6 Bangnagande 8 Ko 9 Marcelo Ryan 10 Higashi 11 Ogashiwa 15 Omori 16 Satō 17 Inamura 18 Hashimoto 22 Endō 23 Satō 24 Scholz 25 Kominato 26 Nagakura 27 Tokiwa 28 Nozawa 31 Kobayashi 32 Doi 33 Tawaratsumida 37 Koizumi 38 Tanaka 39 Nakagawa 42 Hashimoto 44 Suzuki 48 Arai 50 Higashi 55 Otani 58 Goto 71 Yamada 77 Kitahara 81 Kim Seung-gyu 21 Sugawara Manager: Matsuhashi

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – fourth place 1 Gonda 2 Tokunaga 3 Ogihara 4 H. Sakai 5 Yoshida (c) 6 Muramatsu 7 Ōtsu 8 Yamamura 9 Sugimoto 10 Higashi 11 Nagai 12 G. Sakai 13 Suzuki 14 Usami 15 Saitō 16 Yamaguchi 17 Kiyotake 18 Andō Coach: Sekizuka

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