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Hikaru Kitagawa

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Hikaru Kitagawa
北川 ひかる
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 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)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Papua New Guinea
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Costa Rica
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 China
*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)

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.

Club career

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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]

International career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 21 October 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 26 October 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Hikaru Kitagawa
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

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  1. ^ Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
  2. ^ FIFA
  3. ^ "Japan - H. Kitagawa - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "KITAGAWA Hikaru". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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