Higor Pires (In

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: ピレスイゴール, born 7 July 1980) is a professional

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...

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. He was born in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and became a

citizen in 2016.イゴールが日本国籍を取得！
Futsal Navi. 22 January 2016 He plays for

Pescadola Machida is a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League. The team is located in Machida, Tokyo, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List ...

and the Japanese national futsal team.

Career

On 7 July 1980, he was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

. He started playing

when he was six years old. In 2004, he debuted from São Paulo FC. In 2007, he moved to São Caetano Futsal. In 2009, he moved to

Shriker Osaka is a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League Division 1. The team is located in Osaka, Japan. Their main arena is Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, but they also play at the Kishiwada General Gymnasium and at the ...

in F.League in Japan. In 2009, Shriker Osaka won the All Japan Futsal Championship (Puma Cup), he was selected Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2009–10 season, he was selected in F.League Most Valuable Player (MVP) and F.League Best 5. In 2011–12 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 again. In 2013, he moved to

.首位・町田の新守護神イゴール「まだまだ、これからです」
Gekisaka. 20 June 2013 On 30 November 2014, he broke his left little phalanx in the game against Espolada Hokkaido. In 2013–14 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (3rd title). In 2014–15 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (4th title). In 2015–16 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (5th title). Before 2015–16 season, he became the captain of Pescadora Machida.2015-2016 「日本人になって、ずっと日本で暮らしたいんです」。イゴールが日本語で語った、日本への深過ぎる愛情
Futsal Edge. 7 May 2015 On 22 January 2016, he became a

citizen.イゴール選手日本国へ帰化承認のお知らせ。
Pescadora Machida. 22 January 2016 In April 2016, he selected in Japanese national futsal team for the first time. In 2016–17 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (6th title). In 2017–18 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (7th title).No.1イゴール選手が3年連続ベストファイブを受賞しました。
Pescadora Machida. 13 January 2016 In February 2018, he participated in the

2018 AFC Futsal Championship The 2018 AFC Futsal Championship was the 15th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. The AFC appointed Taipei ...

. Japan lost to the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

in the final. In 2018–19 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (8th title).

Title

; Shriker Osaka * All Japan Futsal Championship (2) : 2009, 2011 * F.League Ocean Cup (1) : 2009 ; Individual * F.League Best 5 (8) : 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19 * F.League MVP (1) : 2009-10 * All Japan Futsal Championship MVP (1) : 2009

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higor, Pires 1980 births Living people Futsal goalkeepers Japanese men's futsal players Brazilian men's futsal players Shriker Osaka players Sportspeople from São Paulo