Hiroshi Ibusuki (指宿 洋史, Ibusuki Hiroshi, born 27 February 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Western United as a striker.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiroshi Ibusuki | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagareyama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Girona | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Zaragoza B (loan) | 27 | (12) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sabadell (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Sevilla B | 32 | (20) |
| 2012–2013 | Sevilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Eupen (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Valencia B | 33 | (7) |
| 2014–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 67 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | JEF United Chiba | 62 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Adelaide United | 71 | (28) |
| 2024– | Western United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Japan U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2011 | Japan U22 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Nagareyama, Chiba, Ibusuki played all his youth football with Kashiwa Reysol. On 2 January 2009, aged not yet 18, he signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Girona FC.[2] He made his Segunda División debut on 19 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss to Hércules CF at the Estadio José Rico Pérez.[3]
Ibusuki spent the following two seasons on loan, with Real Zaragoza B (Tercera División) and CE Sabadell FC (Segunda División B),[4] and made his debut for the latter side in a 0–0 draw against UE Lleida, again as a substitute.[5] He would, however, be a major contributor to the Catalans' promotion to the second level, starting in 26 of the games he appeared in and scoring ten goals, best in the squad.[6]
In summer 2011, Ibusuki joined Sevilla FC of La Liga,[7] but spent the vast majority of his first season with their reserves in the third tier.[8] On 21 January 2012 he made his first-team debut, coming on for Álvaro Negredo in the 83rd minute of a 1–1 away derby draw against Real Betis.[9]
Subsequently, Ibusuki represented K.A.S. Eupen[10] and Valencia CF Mestalla.[11] In 2014 he returned to his homeland, first with Albirex Niigata then JEF United Chiba.[12]
In January 2022, Ibusuki signed for A-League Men club Adelaide United.[13] He scored his first goal on debut for the club on 15 January 2022, a day after he signed for the club.[14]
International career
editOn 17 September 2010, Sabadell announced that Ibusuki had been selected to play for the Japanese under-19 team.[15]
Club statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| Girona Total | 6 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Zaragoza B | 2009–10 | Tercera División | 27 | 12 | - | - | 27 | 12 | ||
| Zaragoza B Total | 27 | 12 | - | - | 27 | 12 | ||||
| Sabadell | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| Sabadell Total | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Sevilla B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 32 | 20 | 32 | 20 | ||||
| Sevilla B Total | 32 | 20 | 32 | 20 | ||||||
| Sevilla | 2011–12 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sevilla Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Eupen | 2012–13 | Belgian First Division B | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 26 | 10 | |
| Eupen Total | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 26 | 10 | |||
| Valencia B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| Valencia B Total | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2014 | J1 League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2015 | J1 League | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
| 2016 | J1 League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Albirex Niigata Total | 67 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 17 | ||
| JEF United | 2017 | J2 League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2018 | J2 League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 35 | 11 | ||
| JEF United Total | 62 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 14 | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2019 | J1 League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2020 | J1 League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | ||
| Shonan Bellmare Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2021 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Adelaide United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
| Adelaide United Total | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 99 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 414 | 112 | ||
1Includes Copa Federación de España. and Australia Cup
2Includes Segunda División Playoffs, J2 Playoffs and Emperor's Cup.
References
edit- ^ Pisani, Sacha (21 May 2024). "Western United sign Japanese star after career-best season: 'Fans will be itching to see him'". A-Leagues.
- ^ Roura, Jordi (3 January 2009). "El Girona fitxa el japonès Hiroshi per 4 temporades com a inversió de futur" [Girona sign Japanese Hiroshi for 4 seasons as a bet for future]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "El Hércules tampoco falla y golea al Girona" [Hércules also do not fail and rout Girona]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Ibusuki Hiroshi es nuevo jugador del CE Sabadell" [Ibusuki Hiroshi is new CE Sabadell player] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "CE Sabadell 0–0 Lleida" (in Catalan). CE Sabadell. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Llano Camba, Juan (30 June 2013). "El reto fallido de Extremo Oriente en España (X): Hiroshi Ibusuki" [Far East's failed experiment in Spain (X): Hiroshi Ibusuki] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "El Sevilla ficha a Ibusuki, un japonés de dos metros" [Sevilla sign Ibusuki, two-metre tall Japanese]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Romero, Víctor (4 November 2011). "El japonés Hiroshi Ibusuki podría debutar en la Liga BBVA con el Sevilla" [Japanese Hiroshi Ibusuki could make BBVA League debut with Sevilla] (in Spanish). Fútbol Primera. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Negredo rescues 10-man Sevilla". ESPN Soccernet. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Hiroshi Ibusuki, un buteur japonais à l'AS Eupen (+ vidéo)" [Hiroshi Ibusuki, Japanese scorer at AS Eupen (+ video)]. L'Avenir (in French). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Hiroshi: "Soy delantero, intento marcar goles y nada más"" [Hiroshi: "I am a forward, I try to score goals and that's it"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ 指宿 洋史選手 ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉に完全移籍のお知らせ [Notification of Hiroshi Ibusuki transfer to Jeff United Ichihara Chiba] (in Japanese). Albirex Nagata. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (14 January 2022). "Giannou joins Bulls, Reds sign striker". Northern Beaches Review. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Gagliardi, Lee (16 January 2022). "ADELAIDE REDS HAVE FOUND THEIR NEW A-LEAGUE HIRO". FTBL.
- ^ "Hiroshi, amb la selecció japonesa sub-19" [Hiroshi, with the Japanese under-19 national team] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ 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. 121 out of 289)
- ^ "Hiroshi Ibusuki". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Hiroshi Ibusuki » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
External links
edit- Hiroshi Ibusuki at JEF United official website (in Japanese)
- Hiroshi Ibusuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Hiroshi Ibusuki at BDFutbol