Hikaru Kitagawa

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

Hikaru Kitagawa
北川 ひかる
Personal information
Full name Hikaru Kitagawa
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 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
 INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2015 JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Urawa Reds 43 (4)
2018–2023 Albirex Niigata 27 (1)
2023- INAC Kobe Leonessa 0 (0)
Total 50 (5)
International career
2014 Japan U-17 5 (0)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2017– Japan 6 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2017
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2016 Papua New Guinea
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 Costa Rica
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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]

National team career

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.

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201750
201800
201900
202000
202100
202210
Total60

References
  1. Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
  2. FIFA
  3. List of match in 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)


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