Hiroshi Ibusuki

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]

Hiroshi Ibusuki

Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Ibusuki
Date of birth	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33)
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

Born 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

On 17 September 2010, Sabadell announced that Ibusuki had been selected to play for the Japanese under-19 team.^[15]

Club statistics

As of 2 July 2023^[16][17][18]

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

1. Pisani, Sacha (21 May 2024). "Western United sign Japanese star after career-best season: 'Fans will be itching to see him'". A-Leagues.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "CE Sabadell 0–0 Lleida" (in Catalan). CE Sabadell. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. 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.
9. "Negredo rescues 10-man Sevilla". ESPN Soccernet. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. Harrington, Anna (14 January 2022). "Giannou joins Bulls, Reds sign striker". Northern Beaches Review. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
14. Gagliardi, Lee (16 January 2022). "ADELAIDE REDS HAVE FOUND THEIR NEW A-LEAGUE HIRO". FTBL.
15. "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.
16. 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)
17. "Hiroshi Ibusuki". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
18. "Hiroshi Ibusuki » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

External links

• Hiroshi Ibusuki at JEF United official website (in Japanese)
• Hiroshi Ibusuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Hiroshi Ibusuki at BDFutbol