Hikaru Naomoto
Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光, Naomoto Hikaru, born March 3, 1994) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
.jpg) Naomoto with SC Freiburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 3, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ogori, Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Urawa Reds | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Fukuoka J. Anclas | 26 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Urawa Reds | 110 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | SC Freiburg | 23 | (0) |
| 2020– | Urawa Reds | 56 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Japan U-17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2012 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014– | Japan | 38 | (4) |
Honours | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Biography change
Naomoto was born in Ogori on March 3, 1994. In 2007, she joined her local club Fukuoka J. Anclas. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2012. She was selected Best Eleven in 2014 season. In June 2018, she moved to German Bundesliga club Freiburg. In 2020, she returned to Urawa Reds.
Naomoto played for the Japan U-17 national team at 2010 U-17 World Cup Japan won the 2nd place and the U-20 team at 2012 U-20 World Cup Japan won the 3rd place. On May 8, 2014, she debuted for the Japan national team against New Zealand. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and the 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title.
Career statistics change
International change
- As of match played 26 October 2023[1]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Noamoto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 January 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |  Myanmar
|
3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 2 | 24 June 2022 | Sport Center FAS, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia
|
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 July 2023 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand |  Costa Rica
|
1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 4 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  India
|
7–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Honours change
Japan
Individual change
- Nadeshiko League Best XI: 2014
- WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22, 2022–23
- WE League Best XI: 2022–23
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup VISA Player of the Match: against Costa Rica
References change
- ↑ List of matches in 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
Other websites change
- Hikaru Naomoto at FIFA
- Hikaru Naomoto at Soccerway.com
- Hikaru Naomoto at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Hikaru Naomoto at FootballDatabase.eu
- Hikaru Naomoto at WorldFootball.net
- Hikaru Naomoto at ESPN FC
- Hikaru Naomoto at TheFinalBall.com
- Japan Football Association
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