Kenta Tokushige (徳重 健太, Tokushige Kenta, born March 9, 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC.[1]
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| Full name | Kenta Tokushige | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 9, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ehime FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Kunimi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Urawa Reds | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2017 | Vissel Kobe | 138 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 90 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ehime FC | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editTokushige was born in Kagoshima on March 9, 1984. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. However, he was behind Norihiro Yamagishi and Ryota Tsuzuki in selection.
In October 2004, he was loaned to Cerezo Osaka. He debuted against Shimizu S-Pulse on November 23.[2][3] This was his only game for the club. Although he returned to Reds in 2005, he still struggled for minutes and didn't play once.
In August 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. Although he played several matches every season, he could not play many matches behind Kota Ogi and Tatsuya Enomoto. From summer 2010, he became a regular goalkeeper under new manager Masahiro Wada.[4] and he played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However Vissel was relegated to J2 League at the end of 2012 season. In 2013, although he lost his position behind new player Kaito Yamamoto, he became a regular goalkeeper in June again and Vissel was promoted to J1 in a year. However he could not play many matches behind Yamamoto and Kim Seung-gyu from 2014.
In 2018, he moved to newly promoted J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.[5] Although he played as a regular goalkeeper, V-Varen were relegated to J2 at the end of the 2018 season.
National team career
editIn September 2001, Tokushige was selected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2001 U-17 World Championship. He played in all 3 matches.
Career statistics
edit| 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 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | J2 League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 138 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 184 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019 | J2 League | |||||||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 216 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Kenta Tokushige at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ Kenta Tokushige at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ J.League
- ^ J.League
- ^ V-Varen Nagasaki(in Japanese)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 140 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 60 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 102 out of 289)
External links
edit- Kenta Tokushige – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kenta Tokushige at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kenta Tokushige at Soccerway
- Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki Archived 2018-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
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