Renta Higashi

Renta Higashi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20)
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
2017–2019	Takagawa Gakuen Junior High School
2020–2022	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

Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, Higashi played in his youth for Yanagito SSS, Takagawa Gakuen Junior High School, and 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

Club

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

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