*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:23, 12 November 2023
Hisatsugu Ishii (石井 久継, Ishii Hisatsugu, born 7 July 2005) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Shonan Bellmare.
Club career
Born in Kurashiki in the Okayama Prefecture, Ishii began his career with Fukuyama Rosas Seleson, where he played until he was twelve, before joining the youth team of professional side Shonan Bellmare in 2018.[1] In August 2022, he was registered as a Type 2 player, before going on to make his debut the following season, in a 3–0 J.League Cup win against Shimizu S-Pulse.[2][3]
On 17 February 2023, Shonan Bellmare announced that Ishii would be promoted to the first team ahead of the 2024 season.[4]
Hisatsugu made his debut for Shonan against Cerezo Osaka on the 20th of May 2023, coming on for Kosuke Onose.[5]
International career
Ishii was called up to the Japanese under-17 team multiple times in 2022, including scoring twice and getting an assist in a 6–1 win over Comoros.[6] He was called up to the under-19 team for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament in France, and scored in Japan's opening game against Morocco, as they won 2–1.[7]
^"キングカズの魂を受け継ぐ13歳の天才少年「その日、人生が変わった。」~サッカーがくれた未来~" [A 13-year-old genius boy who inherited King Kazu's soul "That day, my life changed." ~The future that football gave me~]. tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"湘南が高校2年生FW石井久継を2種登録! 背番号は「37」に決定" [Shonan has registered 2 types of second-year high school forward Hisatsugu Ishii! The uniform number is decided as "37"]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"湘南、17歳FW石井久継がホームでトップチームデビュー「ずっと夢見ていた場所だったので鳥肌がすごかった」「本当に幸せ」" [Shonan, 17-year-old FW Hisatsugu Ishii debuts at home for the top team "It was a place I had always dreamed of, so I got goosebumps" "I'm really happy"]. hochi.news (in Japanese). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"湘南ベルマーレU-18 石井久継選手 2024シーズントップチーム昇格内定及び2023シーズン二種登録のお知らせ" [Announcement of Shonan Bellmare U-18 Hisatsugu Ishii's 2024 season top team promotion and 2nd class registration for 2023 season]. bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"【Match Report】U-17日本代表が第24回国際ユースサッカーin新潟 コモロ代表に勝利" [[Match Report] U-17 Japan National Team wins against Comoros National Team in 24th International Youth Soccer in Niigata]. jfa.jp (in Japanese). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"久保・中井に続く"元天才少年"、石井久継がU-19日本代表として出場!旧トゥーロン「モーリスレベロ」が開幕" [Following Kubo and Nakai, Hisatsugu Ishii, the “former genius boy”, will be participating in the U-19 Japan National Team! Former Toulon "Maurice Revello" opens]. news.livedoor.com (in Japanese). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.