Shunki Higashi
based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7.9 |
Scout report
S. Higashi is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 152 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Higashi.
Judged on this season alone, Higashi graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 11 of the 11 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 35 appearances (0.129 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 5th of 11 of the 11 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Higashi is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 35 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.9, Higashi carries the 5th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 11. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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