is a Japanese professional
footballer
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who plays for
Adelaide United
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as a
striker.
Club career
Born in
Nagareyama, Chiba
Nagareyama City Hall
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 200,136 in 84,800 households and a population density of 5,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
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Nagareyama i ...
, Ibusuki played all his youth football with
Kashiwa Reysol
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. On 2 January 2009, aged not yet 18, he signed a four-year contract with Spanish club
Girona FC
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. He made his
Segunda División
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debut on 19 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss to
Hércules CF at the
Estadio José Rico Pérez
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.
Ibusuki spent the following two seasons on loan, with
Real Zaragoza B
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Tercera División
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) and
CE Sabadell FC
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(
Segunda División B
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), and made his debut for the latter side in a 0–0 draw against
UE Lleida
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, again as a
substitute. He would, however, be a major contributor to the
Catalans
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'
promotion to the second level, starting in 26 of the games he appeared in and scoring ten goals, best in the squad.
In summer 2011, Ibusuki joined
Sevilla FC
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of
La Liga
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, but spent the vast majority of
his first season with
their reserves in the third tier. On 21 January 2012 he made his first-team debut,
coming on for
Álvaro Negredo
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in the 83rd minute of a 1–1 away
derby
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draw against
Real Betis
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.
Subsequently, Ibusuki represented
K.A.S. Eupen
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and
Valencia CF Mestalla
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. In 2014 he returned to his homeland, first with
Albirex Niigata
is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...
then
JEF United Chiba
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.
In January 2022, Ibuski signed for
A-League Men
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club
Adelaide United
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. He scored his first goal on debut for the club on 15 January 2022, a day after he signed for the club.
International career
On 17 September 2010, Sabadell announced that Ibusuki had been selected to play for the
Japanese under-19 team.
Club statistics
1Includes Copa Federación de España
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. and Australia Cup
2Includes Segunda División Playoffs, J2 Playoffs and Emperor's Cup
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.
References
External links
JEF United official profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibusuki, Hiroshi
1991 births
Living people
People from Nagareyama
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Association football forwards
J1 League players
J2 League players
Albirex Niigata players
JEF United Chiba players
Shonan Bellmare players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
A-League Men players
Girona FC players
Real Zaragoza B players
CE Sabadell FC footballers
Sevilla FC players
Sevilla Atlético players
Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Belgian First Division B players
K.A.S. Eupen players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Adelaide United FC players
Japanese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia