Hikaru Kitagawa

Japanese association football player

Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Hikaru Kitagawa
Personal information
Full name Hikaru Kitagawa
Date of birth (1997-05-10) May 10, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Youth career
2010–2015 JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Urawa Reds 43 (4)
2018– Albirex Niigata 38 (2)
National team
2014 Japan U-17 5 (0)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2017 Japan 5 (0)
Honours
Urawa Reds
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papua New Guinea
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Costa Rica
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

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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]

Kitagawa played for the Japan U-17 national team at 2014 U-17 World Cup and the Japan U-20 national team at 2016 U-20 World Cup. Japan won the championship at U-17 World Cup and the 3rd place at U-20 World Cup. In 2017, she was selected the Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. She played 5 games for Japan in 2017.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 5 0
Total 5 0

References

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  1. Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
  2. List of match in 2017 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

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