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Kenta Tokushige
徳重 健太

Personal information
Full name	Kenta Tokushige
Date of birth	(1984-03-09) March 9, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Ehime FC
Number	1
Youth career
1999–2001	Kunimi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2005	Urawa Reds	0	(0)
2004	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2017	Vissel Kobe	138	(0)
2018–2021	V-Varen Nagasaki	90	(0)
2022–	Ehime FC	40	(0)
National team
2001	Japan U-17	3	(0)
Honours Urawa Reds Runner-up J1 League 2004 Runner-up J1 League 2005 Winner J.League Cup 2003 Runner-up J.League Cup 2002 Runner-up J.League Cup 2004 Winner Emperor's Cup 2005 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship Silver 2002 Qatar
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2023. † Appearances (Goals).

Kenta Tokushige (徳重 健太, Tokushige Kenta, born March 9, 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC.

Club career

Tokushige was born in Kagoshima on March 9, 1984. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. However, he was behind Norihiro Yamagishi and Ryota Tsuzuki in selection.

In October 2004, he was loaned to Cerezo Osaka. He debuted against Shimizu S-Pulse on November 23. This was his only game for the club. Although he returned to Reds in 2005, he still struggled for minutes and didn't play once.

In August 2005, he moved to Vissel Kobe. Although he played several matches every season, he could not play many matches behind Kota Ogi and Tatsuya Enomoto. From summer 2010, he became a regular goalkeeper under new manager Masahiro Wada. and he played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However Vissel was relegated to J2 League at the end of 2012 season. In 2013, although he lost his position behind new player Kaito Yamamoto, he became a regular goalkeeper in June again and Vissel was promoted to J1 in a year. However he could not play many matches behind Yamamoto and Kim Seung-gyu from 2014.

In 2018, he moved to newly promoted J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki. Although he played as a regular goalkeeper, V-Varen were relegated to J2 at the end of the 2018 season.

National team career

In September 2001, Tokushige was selected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2001 U-17 World Championship. He played in all 3 matches.

Career statistics

See also

In Spanish: Kenta Tokushige para niños