is a former 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 ...

who last played for

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

as a left back.

Playing career

After playing with several teams, most recently

(though only playing one game for the club), Higa announced his retirement at 30 years old in February 2019.

Career statistics

Club

''Updated to 23 December 2018''.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)"
8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 197 out of 289)

International

Awards and honours

Japan

* Asian Games: 1 :: 2010

References

External links

* * * – at Ryutsu Keizai University FC Official site
Profile at JEF United Chiba
1989 births Living people Ryutsu Keizai University alumni Association football people from Okinawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Kyoto Sanga FC players JEF United Chiba players Tokyo Verdy players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Association football defenders Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in football Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub