[2] Fellow Filipino-Japanese, Daisuke Sato invited Minegishi to play club football in the Philippines.

[2] Minegishi scored 17 goals in 17 league matches for Global in the 2016 UFL season reportedly by October 5, 2016.

[5] Minegishi ended his stint with Global Cebu with a runner-up finish at the inaugural season of the Philippine Football League in 2017.

[7] Minegishi made his debut for the Philippines[8] in their first group stage match against Singapore, coming on as a half-time substitute.

[9][10] In the next group stage match where the Philippines settled for a 2–2 draw with Indonesia, Minegishi made his first international start.