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Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League club United City and the Philippines national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hikaru de Asis Minegishi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sendai University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Global Cebu | 49 | (30) |
| 2018 | Pattaya United | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | JL Chiangmai United | 6 | (1) |
| 2019– | United City | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Philippines | 13 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 16 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:30, 10 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life and education
Minegishi was born on June 5, 1991.[1] His Filipino mother is a native of Olongapo[2] while his father is Japanese. He studied at the Seiwa Gakuen High School for his secondary studies and later attended the Sendai University for his collegiate studies.[3]
Career
Youth
Minegishi was part of the youth system of the Urawa Red Diamonds. He also played as part of the football team of Sendai University.[2]
Club
Global Cebu
Fellow Filipino-Japanese, Daisuke Sato invited Minegishi to play club football in the Philippines.[4] In early 2015, Global F.C. of the United Football League had signed Minegishi.[2] Minegishi scored 17 goals in 17 league matches for Global in the 2016 UFL season reportedly by October 5, 2016.[3] He was awarded the Golden Ball at the end of the season.[5] Minegishi ended his stint with Global Cebu with a runner-up finish at the inaugural season of the Philippine Football League in 2017.[6]
Pattaya United
He moved to Pattaya United F.C. and will form part of the club starting in the 2018 Thai League 1 season.[6]
International career
Philippines
By November 5, 2016, Minegishi was processing his Philippine passport for him to be eligible to play for the Philippines national football team.[7]
Minegishi made his debut for the Philippines[8] in their first group stage match against Singapore, coming on as a half-time substitute. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[9][10] In the next group stage match where the Philippines settled for a 2–2 draw with Indonesia, Minegishi made his first international start.[11]
On 22 March 2018, Minegishi scored his debut international goal for the Philippines, scoring the Azkals' second goal in a 3-2 friendly win over Fiji.[12]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[13]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||||
| 1. | 22 March | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Fiji | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
References
- "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A - Final Registration of Officials and Players - Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Guerrereo, Bob (3 February 2015). "Could Global FC's new signings break into the Azkals?". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo!. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "日本人がフィリピン1部で大爆発中！17戦17得点、FW嶺岸光を知っているか [Part 1]" [Japanese making waves in the Philippines with 17 goals and appearances [for his club]. Do you know about FW Hikaru Minigeshi?]. Quoly Football Web Magazine (in Japanese). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "日本人がフィリピン1部で大爆発中！17戦17得点、FW嶺岸光を知っているか [Part 2]" [Japanese making waves in the Philippines with 17 goals and appearances [for his club]. Do you know about FW Hikaru Minigeshi?]. Quoly Football Web Magazine (in Japanese). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Tupas, Cedelf (19 November 2016). "Global, Minegishi share spotlight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Diaz, Rey Charlie (21 December 2017). "Global Cebu FC midfielder transfers to Pattaya United". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Guerrero, Bob (5 November 2016). "Azkals-Kyrgyzstan preview: Fitness a concern". Rappler. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "リーグMVPの嶺岸光、ついにフィリピン代表デビュー！" [League MVP Hikaru Minegishi finally makes his Philippine national team debut!]. Quoly Football Web Magazine (in Japanese). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- Ventura, Sid (19 November 2016). "Azkals held to frustrating 0-0 draw by 10-man Singapore". Sports 5. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Tan, Gabriel (19 November 2016). "Ten-man Singapore hold on to draw with Philippines in 2016 AFF opener". ESPN FC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "Younghusband Keeps Suzuki Cup Semis Bid Alive in Draw vs Indonesia". Football.com.ph. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Go, Beatrice (March 22, 2018). "Azkals survive late scare in friendly win over Fiji". Rappler. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "Minegishi, Hikaru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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[de] Hikaru Minegishi
Hikaru Minegishi (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru; * 5. Juni 1991 in Sendai, Japan) ist ein philippinischer Fußballspieler.- [en] Hikaru Minegishi
[it] Hikaru Minegishi
Hikaru de Asis Minegishi, detto Pika (嶺岸 光 Minegishi Hikaru?; Sendai, 5 giugno 1991), è un calciatore giapponese naturalizzato filippino, centrocampista o ala del Pattaya United e della nazionale filippina.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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