Hina Sugita

Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和, Sugita Hina, born 31 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Portland Thorns and the Japan women's national team.

Hina Sugita
Sugita playing for Japan in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hina Sugita[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997
Place of birth Kitakyushu, Japan
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2014 Fujieda Junshin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 INAC Kobe Leonessa 102 (17)
2022– Portland Thorns 38 (9)
International career‡
2012–2014 Japan U-17 9 (7)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2018– Japan 41 (3)
Medal record
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 12:45, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:45, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Early Life

Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on 31 January 1997.

Club career

INAC Kobe Leonessa

After graduating from high school, she joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2015. She debuted as midfielder in 2015. She became a regular player in 2016 and was selected Best Young player award in 2016 season.[2]

Portland Thorns

On 26 January 2022, Sugita joined Portland Thorns based on a three-year deal. [3]

National team career

In September 2012, when Sugita was 15 years old, she was selected for Japan's U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played all 4 matches and scored 2 goals.[4] In 2013, she played at the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, which Japan won for the second time in a row. She also scored 6 goals and was selected as the tournament MVP. In 2014, she was selected for Japan's U-17 team for the 2014 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches as captain, scoring 5 goals and leading Japan to its first championship, as well as winning the tournament's Golden Ball (MVP).[4] In November 2016, she was selected for Japan's U-20 national team for the 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. She played all 6 matches and Japan won the third place. She was also selected Golden Ball award.[4]

On 2 August 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japanese national team as substitute midfielder in the 72nd minute against Australia.[5]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 September 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2015 Nadeshiko League 4020–60
2016 Nadeshiko League 1734081294
2017 Nadeshiko League 18 2 2 1 9 1 29 4
2018 Nadeshiko League 18 5 5 0 9 1 32 6
2019 Nadeshiko League 18 3 4 0 2 0 24 3
2020 Nadeshiko League 18 3 2 0 – 20 3
2021–22 WE League 9 1 1 0 – 10 1
Total 1021720128315021
Portland Thorns 2022 NWSL 235–52287
2023 NWSL 15 4 – 1 0 16 4
Total 38 9 – 6 2 44 11
Career total 1402620134519432
  1. Includes Empress's Cup
  2. Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup

International
As of match played 23 September 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team YearAppsGoals
Japan 201810
2019140
202030
202192
202250
202391
Total413
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugita goal.
List of international goals scored by Hina Sugita
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 April 2021Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Panama7–07–0Friendly
2.10 June 2021Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan Ukraine6–08–0
3.23 September 2023Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan Argentina6–08–0

Honors

INAC Kobe Leonessa

Portland Thorns FC

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. INAC Kobe Leonessa(in Japanese)
  3. "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
  4. Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. Japan Football Association
  6. "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. "Japan - H. Sugita - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  8. "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
  9. Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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