Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2085 | 7.09 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 5 | 0 | 1 | 266 | 7.1 |
Higashi's current-season form is down 34% on last season (Season 41→27), while his Rating eased 59→53. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th | 35 | 3 | 0 | 7.09 | 53 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 2nd | 38 | 2 | 8 | 7.25 | 59 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7.08 | 54 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 49 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 11th | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6.85 | 58 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 8th | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6.79 | 53 | 24 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Higashi is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 52.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 874 in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Higashi.
Judged on this season alone, Higashi graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.978 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, top 8% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 25 Higashi is in his prime years, and a market index of 40 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 52.6, Higashi carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 25, Higashi sits on 40, at or near its peak. The blue line is Higashi's projected Rating — 52.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
