Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Japan | 14 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 26 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:34, 26 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editKitagawa 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]
International career
editKitagawa 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 October 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 65 | 6 | |||
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 93 | 4 | |||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2023–24 | WE League | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 8 | |
| BK Häcken | 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 146 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 26 October 2024[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kitagawa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 July 2024 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France |  Nigeria
|
3–1 | 3–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | 26 October 2024 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  South Korea
|
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
- ^ "Japan - H. Kitagawa - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "KITAGAWA Hikaru". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
External links
edit- Hikaru Kitagawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hikaru Kitagawa at Soccerway
- Hikaru Kitagawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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