is a Japanese professional

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who plays for

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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 . Geography Nagareya ...

, Ibusuki played all his youth football with

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. On 2 January 2009, aged not yet 18, he signed a four-year contract with Spanish club

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. He made his

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debut on 19 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss to

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at the Estadio José Rico Pérez. Ibusuki spent the following two seasons on loan, with

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(

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) and CE Sabadell FC (

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), and made his debut for the latter side in a 0–0 draw against

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, again as a substitute. He would, however, be a major contributor to the

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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

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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

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in the 83rd minute of a 1–1 away

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draw against

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. Subsequently, Ibusuki represented

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and

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. In 2014 he returned to his homeland, first with

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then

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. In January 2022, Ibuski signed for

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club

. 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. and

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²Includes Segunda División Playoffs, J2 Playoffs and

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References

External links

JEF United official profile
* * {{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