Hide Higashikawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampines Rovers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Tochigi City | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | BG Tampines Rovers | 20 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 Aug 2025 | |||
Hide Higashikawa (born July 13, 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Singapore Premier League club BG Tampines Rovers[1]
Club career
[edit]Tochigi City
[edit]Hide graduated from Kokushikan University, before joining Tochigi City, which played in the J3 League in 2025.[2]
On 15 February 2025, Hide made his J.League debut in the J3 League opening match against SC Sagamihara . He played in nine J3 League matches in the first half of the 2025 season.
Tampines Rovers
[edit]On 27 June 2025, Hide joined Singapore club Tampines Rovers on a one-year loan deal.[3] He became one of the new Japanese contingent after new chairman Shungo Sakamoto take over.[4]
On his debut for the club in the 2025 Singapore Community Shield, he scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win over Lion City Sailors.On 23 October 2025, Hide scored a goal just 15 seconds into the match against Korean club Pohang Steelers in the third match of Group H of the AFC Champions League Two becoming the fastest goal in the tournament history.[5] He scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–2 win over Thailand club BG Pathum United in the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship on 3 December 2025. Hide the scored four goals in single match during a league game against Young Lions on 16 January 2026 in a 7–1 thrashing win. Following an impressive debut season where he scored 19 goals in 20 league games, Hide was duly named the 2025-26 SPL Player of the Year. He also scored six goals in nine games on the continental stage, helping the stags reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Two. Following the conclusion of the season, Hide was announced as a permanent signing for the stags, joining on a 2-year contract.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Hide's father is former professional footballer Yoshinori Higashikawa, who is currently coaching the Zweigen Kanazawa under-18 side.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 Aug 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tochigi City | 2025 | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2025–26 | Singapore Premier League | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 38 | 26 |
| Total | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 26 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Tampines Rovers
[edit]- Singapore Community Shield: 2025
Individual
[edit]- Singapore Premier League Player of the Year: 2025–26
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2025–26
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ タンピネス・ローバースFC [@tampinesrovers]; (2025-06-27). "𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘄𝗮 🦌". Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "東川続選手 国士舘大学より加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木シティFC. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ↑ "【TOP】東川続選手 タンピネス・ローバースFCへ 期限付き移籍のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木シティFC. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ↑ "2025/26 SPL Club Guide: BG Tampines Rovers" (Press release).
- ↑ "23歳日本人が「また決めたのか」 新天地で9戦6発…韓国名門への"開始15秒弾" 「何度も見ちゃう」" (in Japanese). 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ↑ "Hide Higashikawa crowned Player of the Year at Singapore Premier League Awards Night". The Straits Times. 2026-05-23. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ "親子Ｊリーガー誕生 東川続選手がＪ３栃木シティへ 石川県出身で初 ジュビロでプレーした父・昌典さん激励".
- ↑ "Forward Higashikawa transfers to Tampines Rovers FC on a temporary basis".
- ↑ "Stats Hide Higashikawa".
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tochigi City FC players
- Tampines Rovers FC players
- J3 League players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen