Renta Higashi

{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Renta Higashi |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|6|17|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]], Japan |height = 1.89 m |currentclub = [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] (on loan from [[FC Tokyo]]) |clubnumber = 13 |position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Yanagito SSS |youthyears2 = 2017–2019 |youthclubs2 = Takagawa Gakuen Junior High School |youthyears3 = 2020–2022 |youthclubs3 = [[FC Tokyo]] |years1 = 2022– |clubs1 = [[FC Tokyo]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = → [[SC Sagamihara]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = → [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2019 |nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-16 football team|Japan U16]] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |club-update = 1 January 2026 |nationalteam-update = }}

{{nihongo|'''Renta Higashi'''|東廉太|Higashi Renta|born 17 June 2004}} is a Japanese [[Association football|footballer]] currently playing as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]] for [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]], on loan from [[FC Tokyo]].

==Club career== Born in [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]], Japan, Higashi played in his youth for Yanagito SSS, Takagawa Gakuen Junior High School, and [[FC Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Gekisaka_353620-353620-fl/|title=山口育ちの明るいディフェンスリーダー。FC東京U-18DF東廉太は描き続けてきた夢を掴み取る1年に|trans-title=A bright defense leader raised in Yamaguchi. FC Tokyo U-18DF Higashi Renta is in a year to seize the dream he has been drawing|date=8 March 2022|accessdate=15 March 2022|website=excite.co.jp|language=Japanese}}</ref> He made his debut in a 0–0 [[J.League Cup]] draw with [[Júbilo Iwata]] on 15 March 2022, and was praised for helping to keep a clean sheet in his first professional game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerdigestweb.com/news/detail/id=106765|title=【FC東京】17歳の高校生が磐田戦でトップチームデビュー。CB東廉太はアルベル監督にどう評価された？|trans-title=[FC Tokyo] A 17-year-old high school student made his debut as a top team in the match against Iwata. How was CB Higashi Renta evaluated by Arbel?|date=15 March 2022|accessdate=15 March 2022|website=soccerdigestweb.com|language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|15 March 2022}}.<ref>{{Soccerway|renta-higashi/669982}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |[[FC Tokyo]] |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] |[[J1 League]] |0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=JLC|Appearances in the [[J.League Cup]]}}||0||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Higashi, Renta}} [[Category:2004 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture]] [[Category:Japanese men's footballers]] [[Category:Japan men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:FC Tokyo players]] [[Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen]]