Hikaru Kitagawa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hikaru Kitagawa | ||
Date of birth | May 10, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Urawa Reds | 43 | (4) |
2018–2023 | Albirex Niigata | 76 | (3) |
2023–2024 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 22 | (6) |
2024– | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (0) |
2016 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Japan | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC) |
Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Kitagawa was born in Kanazawa on May 10, 1997. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined Urawa Reds in 2015. She played as regular right side back from first season. However her opportunity to play decreased from 2017. In September 2018, she moved to Albirex Niigata.[1]
National team career
[edit]Kitagawa played for Japan U-17 national team at 2014 U-17 World Cup and Japan U-20 national team at 2016 U-20 World Cup. Japan won the championship in 2014 and took third place in 2016.[2] In 2017, she was selected by the Japan national team for the 2017 Algarve Cup. On March 1, she played against Spain. She played five games for Japan in 2017.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 31 July 2024[3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kitagawa goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 July 2024 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Nigeria | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
References
[edit]- ^ Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
- ^ List of match in 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Hikaru Kitagawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hikaru Kitagawa at Soccerway
- Hikaru Kitagawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Waseda University alumni
- Association football people from Ishikawa Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- Albirex Niigata Ladies players
- Women's association football defenders
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Japanese women's football biography stubs