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Keigo Higashi

Keigo Higashi

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at FC Tokyo
Age35
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornJuly 20, 1990
at FC Tokyo 4,861 days · joined 2013-02-01
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €150k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.09
goals / match
FC Tokyo
top club · 426 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
8
best season · 2011
15 / 1
int'l caps / goals
547Appearances
47Goals
60Assists
60Yellow cards
0Red cards
208Full matches (90′)
Full nameKeigo Higashi
Name in home country東 慶悟
Date of birth1990-07-20 (35 yrs)
Place of birthKitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubFC Tokyo
Joined2013-02-01
Contract expires2026-01-31
AgentRoberto Tukada
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Tokyo
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — FC Tokyo
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — FC Tokyo
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — FC Tokyo
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — FC Tokyo
45 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — FC Tokyo
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Tokyo
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Tokyo
39 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — FC Tokyo
39 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — FC Tokyo
34 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — FC Tokyo
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Tokyo
7 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — FC Tokyo
35 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — FC Tokyo
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — FC Tokyo
43 matches · 3 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2013
Transfer: Omiya Ardija → FC Tokyo
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Omiya Ardija
32 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Omiya Ardija
29 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2011
Transfer: Oita Trinita → Omiya Ardija
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
2010 — Oita Trinita
31 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Oita Trinita
29 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2009
Transfer: Trinita U18 → Oita Trinita
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
18,753 min
Minutes played by club
FC Tokyo 79.9%
Omiya Ardija 12.9%
Oita Trinita 7.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Tokyo 15 15/16 2025 426 25 41 14,982
Omiya Ardija 2 2011 2012 61 11 10 2,411
Oita Trinita 2 2009 2010 60 11 9 1,360

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€375K8€750K11€1.1M15€1.5M15/16 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)15/16 — 1 assists215/1619/20 — 1 assists119/202009 — 4 goals (Oita Trinita)2009 — 1 assists520092010 — 7 goals (Oita Trinita)2010 — 8 assists1520102011 — 8 goals (Omiya Ardija)2011 — 4 assists1220112012 — 3 goals (Omiya Ardija)2012 — 6 assists920122013 — 3 goals (FC Tokyo)2013 — 9 assists1220132014 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2014 — 1 assists220142015 — 6 goals (FC Tokyo)2015 — 2 assists820152016 — 3 goals (FC Tokyo)2016 — 4 assists720162017 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2017 — 2 assists320172018 — 5 goals (FC Tokyo)2018 — 6 assists1120182019 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2019 — 6 assists720192021 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2021 — 7 assists820212023 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2023 — 1 assists220232024 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)2024 — 1 assists3202415/16 — €700K19/20 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

15/16: 1115/1619/20: 0019/202009: 4420092010: 7720102011: 8820112012: 3320122013: 3320132014: 1120142015: 6620152016: 3320162017: 1120172018: 5520182019: 1120192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 2220242025: 002025

Assists by season

15/16: 1115/1619/20: 1119/202009: 1120092010: 8820102011: 4420112012: 6620122013: 9920132014: 1120142015: 2220152016: 4420162017: 2220172018: 6620182019: 6620192020: 0020202021: 7720212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 1120242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J1 League FC Tokyo 15 0 0 3 0 0
2024 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 1 0 1 0 143
2024 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League FC Tokyo 14 1 1 1 0 708
2023 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 7 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J1 League FC Tokyo 30 1 1 8 0 1,592
2022 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 0 1 0 0
2022 J1 League FC Tokyo 24 0 0 3 0 0
2021 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 9 1 2 1 0 490
2021 J1 League FC Tokyo 35 0 5 2 0 0
2020 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League FC Tokyo 7 0 0 1 0 0
2019 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 1 0 0 0
2019 J1 League FC Tokyo 34 1 5 2 0 2,968
2018 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 3 1 0 1 0 227
2018 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League FC Tokyo 34 4 6 2 0 710
2017 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J1 League FC Tokyo 30 1 2 2 0 2,208
2016 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 1 2 0 0 360
2016 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 11 0 0 1 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage FC Tokyo 17 2 2 1 0 676
2015 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 1 0 0 0 156
2015 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 8 1 0 0 0 553
2015 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 14 1 0 3 0 873
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage FC Tokyo 11 3 2 1 0 266
2014 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 1 0 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 23 1 0 3 0 1,413
2013 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 0 1 0 0
2013 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 6 1 1 0 0 285
2013 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 32 2 8 5 0 1,298
2012 Emperor's Cup Omiya Ardija 3 2 1 1 0 135
2012 J. League Cup Omiya Ardija 3 0 1 1 0 0
2012 J.League Div.1 Omiya Ardija 26 1 4 3 0 2,021
2011 Emperor's Cup Omiya Ardija 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011 J. League Cup Omiya Ardija 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Omiya Ardija 27 8 4 2 0 255
2010 Emperor's Cup Oita Trinita 2 1 1 1 0 180
2010 J.League Div.2 Oita Trinita 29 6 7 5 0 371
2009 Emperor's Cup Oita Trinita 2 1 0 0 0 210
2009 J. League Cup Oita Trinita 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J.League Div.1 Oita Trinita 23 2 1 2 0 509
2009 Suruga Bank Cup Oita Trinita 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 5 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 AFC CL-Qualification FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 6 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 AFC CL-Qualification FC Tokyo 1 1 1 0 0 56
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2009-02-01 Trinita U18 Oita Trinita Transfer 0
10/11 2011-02-01 Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Transfer 400000
12/13 2013-02-01 Omiya Ardija FC Tokyo Transfer 900000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Hamstring muscle injury 2014-08-15 2014-10-14 61 14
19/20 Eye injury 2020-02-08 2020-03-14 36 3
20/21 Metatarsal fracture 2020-07-23 2020-11-16 117 27
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-17 2024-04-28 43 7
Current€150k
Peak€1.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€100k
€50k€413k€775k€1.14m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 #10 6 0 former national player
Team #28642 9 1 former national player
Team #3435 0 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kensuke Nagai 2 6 0
Takuji Yonemoto 2 2 0
Ryoya Ogawa 2 0 0
Hideto Takahashi 2 2 0
Akihiro Hayashi 2 0 0
Adaílton 1 2 0
Yuichi Maruyama 2 1 0
Hirotaka Mita 2 0 0
Shuto Abe 2 0 0
Hyun-soo Jang 2 1 0
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 2 1 0
Yasuki Kimoto 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2011 J.League Div.1 Omiya Ardija 8 27
2010 J.League Div.2 Oita Trinita 6 29
2018 J1 League FC Tokyo 4 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2013 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 8 32
2010 J.League Div.2 Oita Trinita 7 29
2018 J1 League FC Tokyo 6 34

Last 50 matches for FC Tokyo while Keigo Higashi was at the club (joined 2013-02-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-29 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse Available
2026-04-25 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Fagiano Okayama 1–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-03-15 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-03-08 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2026-03-01 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-02-22 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2026-02-15 JAP1 Yokohama FC 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-06-30 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-06-16 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Júbilo Iwata Available
2025-05-31 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 Gamba Osaka Available
2025-05-19 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–3 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2025-04-27 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2025-04-21 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kashima Antlers Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-03-02 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-02-24 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-11-30 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 FC Tokyo Available
2024-11-09 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-11-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shonan Bellmare Available
2024-10-18 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-10-05 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sagan Tosu Available
2024-09-28 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2024-09-21 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-09-14 JAP1 FC Tokyo 4–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2024-08-31 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-24 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-07-20 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 20 0 3 0 0 0
2024 18 851 2 0 0 0.21
2023 40 1,592 8 0 0 0.45
2022 31 0 4 0 0 0
2021 45 490 3 0 0 0.55
2020 8 0 1 0 0 0
2019 39 2,968 2 0 0 0.06
2018 39 937 3 0 0 0.29
2017 34 2,208 2 0 0 0.08
2016 33 1,036 2 0 0 0.17
2015 35 1,848 4 1 0 0.24
2014 28 1,413 3 0 0 0.19
2013 43 1,583 6 0 0 0.34
2012 32 2,156 5 0 0 0.21
2011 29 255 3 0 0 1.06
2010 31 551 6 0 0 0.98
2009 29 809 2 0 0 0.22
15/16 7 56 1 0 0 1.61

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
354 apps
22 G
37 A
Emperor's Cup
29 apps
7 G
2 A
J.League Div.2
29 apps
6 G
7 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
28 apps
5 G
4 A
J. League Cup
68 apps
4 G
8 A
AFC CL-Qualification
2 apps
1 G
1 A
J1 - 1st Stage
25 apps
1 G
0 A
Suruga Bank Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
11 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Keigo Higashi

Who is Keigo Higashi?

Keigo Higashi is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for FC Tokyo.

How old is Keigo Higashi?

Keigo Higashi is 35 years old. He was born on July 20, 1990 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.

What position does Keigo Higashi play?

Keigo Higashi plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Keigo Higashi play for?

Keigo Higashi currently plays for FC Tokyo.

How many career goals has Keigo Higashi scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Keigo Higashi has scored 47 goals in 547 appearances.

What is Keigo Higashi's market value?

Keigo Higashi's most recent reported market value is €150k.