Hanae Shibata

Hanae Shibata
	2012 U-20 World Cup Awards Ceremony (right)
Personal information
Full name	Hanae Shibata
Date of birth	July 27, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Urawa Reds
Youth career
2008–2010	Kamimura Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–	Urawa Reds
National team
2012	Japan U-20
2015	Japan
Honours
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Hanae Shibata (柴田華絵, Shibata Hanae, born July 27, 1992) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Shibata was born in Kitakyushu on July 27, 1992. After graduating from Kamimura Gakuen High School, she joined Urawa Reds in 2011. She was selected Best Eleven in the 2015 season.

In August 2012, Shibata joined the Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup. She played 6 games and scored 3 goals, and Japan won the 3rd place. Shibata was named the 2012 "Asian Young Footballer of the Year". In August 2015, she joined the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this competition, on August 4, she debuted against South Korea.

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