Yuya Hikichi (footballer, born 1983)
Yuya Hikichi (挽地 祐哉, Hikichi Yūya, born May 2, 1983) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuya Hikichi | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1983 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Kagoshima Josei High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Tokushima Vortis | 121 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 136 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Hikichi was born in Kagoshima on May 2, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata with teammate Yuya Funatsu in 2002. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2004, he moved to J2 League club Shonan Bellmare with teammate Takuya Hara. He played several matches as defensive midfielder and right side back. In 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Tokushima Vortis. He played many matches as center back in 2005. In 2006, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2008. In August 2010, he moved to Japan Football League club Zweigen Kanazawa. He retired end of 2010 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Football League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 136 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||