Renta Higashi

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Renta Higashi
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
FC Tokyo
Number 42
Youth career
Yanagito SSS
Takagawa Gakuen HS
FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– FC Tokyo 0 (0)
International career
2019 Japan U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Renta Higashi (東 廉太, Higashi Renta, born 17 June 2004) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for FC Tokyo.

Club career[edit]

Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, Higashi started his career with the Yanagito Sports Boy Scouts, before studying at Takagawa Gakuen High School, and eventually joining FC Tokyo.[1] He made his debut in a 0–0 J.League Cup draw with Júbilo Iwata on 15 March 2022, and was praised for helping to keep a clean sheet in his first professional game.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 15 March 2022.[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2022 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the J.League Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "山口育ちの明るいディフェンスリーダー。FC東京U-18DF東廉太は描き続けてきた夢を掴み取る1年に" [A bright defense leader raised in Yamaguchi. FC Tokyo U-18DF Higashi Renta is in a year to seize the dream he has been drawing]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "【FC東京】17歳の高校生が磐田戦でトップチームデビュー。CB東廉太はアルベル監督にどう評価された?" [[FC Tokyo] A 17-year-old high school student made his debut as a top team in the match against Iwata. How was CB Higashi Renta evaluated by Arbel?]. soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ Renta Higashi at Soccerway