Kotaro Higashi is a Japanese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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Career

Professional

Higashi began his career with German club

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. Following his time in Germany, he played a year with semi-pro Australian team

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, New South Wales, currently playing in the NSW League One. The club was founded in 1968 as Avala Sports Club and took its current name in 1992. H ...

. Higashi joined

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club

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

on 16 March 2017.

References

Living people Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers Charleston Battery players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL Championship players Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players 1989 births {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub