Keigo Higashi

Higashi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→10), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Tokyo	2	0	0	6.9	—	—
2025/26	FC Tokyo · 11th	18	0	0	6.56	10	10
2024/25	FC Tokyo · 7th	14	1	1	6.88	11	12
2023/24	FC Tokyo · 11th	28	1	1	6.77	16	29
2022/23	FC Tokyo · 6th	24	0	0	6.83	21	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U23	12	1
Japan U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

K. Higashi is a 36-year-old central midfielder at FC Tokyo, rated 13.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Higashi.

On the season, Higashi graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.936 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 36 Higashi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

13.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.94

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.94

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.2%

Available fixtures18 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.936

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %25

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.511

Foul involvement / 903.064

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 36, Higashi sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Higashi's projected Rating — 13.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created8

Passes437

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won34

Duels won %46.6%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions5

Blocks1

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

FC Tokyountil Jun 2026

About K. Higashi

Keigo Higashi is a 36-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Tokyo, born on July 20, 1990 in Fukuoka, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. FC Tokyo currently sit 3rd of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Higashi has made 18 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 705 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

K. Higashi's next match is on October 31, 2026, when FC Tokyo face Fagiano Okayama away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Higashi at 13.4 with a Season form score of 9.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the J-League Cup and the Asian Games. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, K. Higashi has totalled 439 club appearances with 34 goals and 18 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 35 appearances for FC Tokyo.

On the international stage, K. Higashi has represented Japan U23 and Japan U20 — 15 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points

Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Possession

Defending

Yellow/red cards

Transfer history

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Transfer news

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Per 90 & availability

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Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Transfer history

About K. Higashi

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Career

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