Masaaki Higashiguchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masaaki Higashiguchi
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1986(1986-05-12)
Age	38
Birthplace	Takatsuki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Osaka Prefecture
Horoscope	Taurus

Masaaki Higashiguchi Biography

Masaaki Higashiguchi is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 12, 1986 in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Masaaki Higashiguchi (Dong Kou Shun Zhao , Higashiguchi Masaaki, born on 12 May 1986) is a Japanese footballer, who is currently playing in the club of Gamba Osaka and the Japan national team in the position of goalkeeper. He has previously played in the club of Albirex Niigata.

On July 23, 2015 the Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic summoned him as a player for Japan’s national squad, the very first time in preparation for the 2015. EAFF East Asian Cup. He was the first player to debut against China in the final game of the tournament, with a 1-1 draw.

His next international involvement would come in a World Cup qualifier at home to Afghanistan in March 2016. The match would see Higashiguchi keep his first clean sheet for the national team as Japan ran out 5-0 winners. After this is would be another 19 months before his next cap in a 3-3 draw in a friendly match at home to Haiti on 10 October 2017. Two months later he was named in the squad for the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship in his home country. Like 2 years previously, his only involvement was in a match against China which Japan won this time 2-1 to help themselves to the runners-up spot in the tournament behind South Korea.

He was named in Japan’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia., but did not play in any of the team’s matches as Eiji Kawashima started all 4 of their games. He did, however, play in a pre-tournament friendly against Paraguay on June 12, the match ending in a 4-2 Japanese victory. He played a further 2 international matches in 2018, the home friendly victories over Costa Rica in October and Uruguay in November.

Following his graduation from university, Higashiguchi signed his first professional contract with the J1 League outfit Albirex Niigata. He played for five seasons with the team who hail from on the Japan Sea coast and played an average of 84 league matches before returning to Osaka in the year 2014.

Masaaki Higashiguchi Net Worth

Masaaki Higashiguchi is one of the richest Association Football Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masaaki Higashiguchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Osaka, Higashiguchi spent time in the Gamba Osaka youth system before entering university. He first attended the Fukui University of Technology and later at the Niigata University of Management where the team he played for was during the 2008 Emperor’s Cup.

Gamba Osaka had just been reinstated to the J1 League following their shock fall in 2012 when they signed Higashiguchi to become their goalkeeper of choice prior to the 2014 season. It couldn’t be off to an even better start at his new club , as they were able to win the J1 League title, the J.League Cup and the Emperor’s Cup. They Osaka giants followed by securing their 2015 Japanese Super Cup and Emperor’s Cup trophy, beating Urawa Red Diamonds in the final of both tournaments in addition to reaching semifinals in the AFC Champions League before going to Guangzhou Evergrande over two legs in the semi-finals. Higashiguchi was involved in 55 games across all competitions in 2015 in addition to his 50 appearances in 2014.

Gamba didn’t win any silverware between 2016 and 2018, however, Higashiguchi remained the undisputed first-choice between the sticks; he was an ever present during the 2016 league campaign before missing 1 and 5 league games respectively due to injury in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Masaaki Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masaaki Higashiguchi celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.