Hikaru Kitagawa

Hikaru Kitagawa
北川ひかる
Personal information
Full name	Hikaru Kitagawa
Date of birth	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	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number	13
Youth career
2010–2015	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Urawa Reds
2018–2023	Albirex Niigata
2023-	INAC Kobe Leonessa
International career‡
2014	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2017–	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Hikaru Kitagawa (北川ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan national team.

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.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 July 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2017	5	0
	2022	1	0
	2024	6	1
Total		12	1

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

References

^ Albirex Niigata(in Japanese)
^ FIFA
^ List of match in 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

Hikaru Kitagawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
Hikaru Kitagawa at Soccerway
Hikaru Kitagawa at WorldFootball.net
Japan Football Association

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[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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