Hikaru Minegishi

Hikaru Minegishi
嶺岸 光
Personal information
Full name Hikaru de Asis Minegishi
Date of birth (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991
Place of birth Sendai, Miyagi
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Global
Number 14
Youth career
Urawa Red Diamonds
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sendai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Global 35 (27)
National team‡
2016– Philippines 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 19 November 2016 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:35, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a Filipino footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Global of the United Football League.

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]

Football 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

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 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]

National team

By November 5, 2016, Minegishi was processing his Philippine passport for him to be eligible to play for the Philippines national football team.[6]

Minegishi made his debut for the Philippines[7] in their first group stage match against Singapore, coming on as a half-time substitute. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.[8][9] In the next group stage match where the Philippines settled for a 2-2 draw with Indonesia, Minegishi made his first international start.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "[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.
  2. 1 2 3 Guerrereo, Bob (3 February 2015). "Could Global FC's new signings break into the Azkals?". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo!. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (19 November 2016). "Global, Minegishi share spotlight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (5 November 2016). "Azkals-Kyrgyzstan preview: Fitness a concern". Rappler. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Ventura, Sid (19 November 2016). "Azkals held to frustrating 0-0 draw by 10-man Singapore". Sports 5. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Tan, Gabriel (19 November 2016). "Ten-man Singapore hold on to draw with Philippines in 2016 AFF opener". ESPN FC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Younghusband Keeps Suzuki Cup Semis Bid Alive in Draw vs Indonesia". Football.com.ph. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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