Higor Pires (In

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: ピレスイゴール, born 7 July 1980) is a professional

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who i ...

. He was born in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and became a

citizen in 2016.イゴールが日本国籍を取得！
Futsal Navi. 22 January 2016 He plays for

Bardral Urayasu is a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League Division 1. The team is located in Urayasu, in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Their home ground is Urayasu General Gymnasium. Chronicle Current squads Bardral Uray ...

and the Japanese national futsal team.

Career

On 7 July 1980, he was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

. He started playing

when he was six years old. In 2004, he debuted from

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube () is a professional Association football, football club in the Morumbi, São Paulo, Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo (state), São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

. In 2007, he moved to São Caetano Futsal. In 2009, he moved to

Shriker Osaka is a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League Division 1. The team is located in Osaka, Japan. Their main arena is Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, but they also play at the Kishiwada General Gymnasium and at the ...

in F.League in

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. In 2009, Shriker Osaka won the

All Japan Futsal Championship JFA Japan Futsal Championship (in Japanese: "JFA 全日本フットサル選手権大会") is a futsal tournament held in Japan. The organizer is the Japan Football Association The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the Sport governing body, g ...

(Puma Cup), he was selected Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2009–10 season, he was selected in F.League Most Valuable Player (MVP) and F.League Best 5. In 2011–12 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 again. In 2013, he moved to Pescadola Machida.首位・町田の新守護神イゴール「まだまだ、これからです」
Gekisaka. 20 June 2013 On 30 November 2014, he broke his left little phalanx in the game against Espolada Hokkaido. In 2013–14 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (3rd title). In 2014–15 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (4th title). In 2015–16 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (5th title). Before 2015–16 season, he became the captain of Pescadora Machida.2015-2016 「日本人になって、ずっと日本で暮らしたいんです」。イゴールが日本語で語った、日本への深過ぎる愛情
Futsal Edge. 7 May 2015 On 22 January 2016, he became a

citizen.イゴール選手日本国へ帰化承認のお知らせ。
Pescadora Machida. 22 January 2016 In April 2016, he selected in Japanese national futsal team for the first time. In 2016–17 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (6th title). In 2017–18 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (7th title).No.1イゴール選手が3年連続ベストファイブを受賞しました。
Pescadora Machida. 13 January 2016 In February 2018, he participated in the

2018 AFC Futsal Championship The 2018 AFC Futsal Championship was the 15th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. The AFC appointed Taipei ...

. Japan lost to the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

in the final. In 2018–19 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (8th title).

Title

; Shriker Osaka *

(2) : 2009, 2011 *

F.League Ocean Cup F.League Ocean Cup (in Japanese language, Japanese: "Fリーグオーシャンカップ") is a futsal tournament held in Japan. The organizer is the Japan Football Association (JFA) and Japan Futsal Federation (JFF). This tournament is a league cup ...

(1) : 2009 ; Individual * F.League Best 5 (8) : 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19 * F.League MVP (1) : 2009-10 *

MVP (1) : 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higor, Pires 1980 births Living people Futsal goalkeepers Japanese men's futsal players Brazilian men's futsal players Shriker Osaka players Futsal players from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen