Hina Sugita
Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和, Sugita Hina, born January 31, 1997) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Hina Sugita[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 41 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Japan U-17 | 9 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Japan | 44 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on January 31, 1997. After graduating from Fujieda Junshin 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]
In September 2012, when Sugita was 15 years old, she was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played all 4 matches and scored 2 goals. In 2013, she played at 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and Japan won the champions for 2 championship in a row. She also scored 6 goals and was selected MVP award. In 2014, she was selected the U-17 Japan for 2014 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches as captain and scored 5 goals. Japan won the champions first time. She was also selected Golden Ball (MVP) award. In November 2016, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. She played all 6 matches and Japan won the 3rd place. She was also selected Golden Ball award.
On August 2, 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japan national team as substitute midfielder from the 72nd minute against Australia. In 2019, she was selected the Japan for 2019 World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| 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 | 102 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 150 | 21 | ||
| Portland Thorns | 2022 | NWSL | 23 | 5 | – | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | |
| 2023 | NWSL | 18 | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 11 | – | 6 | 2 | 47 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 143 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 197 | 34 | ||
- Includes Empress's Cup
- Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup
International
- As of match played 1 November 2023[4]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugita goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 April 2021 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Panama |
7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 June 2021 | Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan |  Ukraine |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan |  Argentina |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
References
- "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.
- INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 2019-06-16 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- "Japan - H. Sugita - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
- Azzi, Alex (2022-10-30). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
Other websites
- Hina Sugita at Olympedia
- Hina Sugita at FIFA
- Hina Sugita at Soccerway.com
- Hina Sugita at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Hina Sugita at FootballDatabase.eu
- Hina Sugita at WorldFootball.net
- Hina Sugita at ESPN FC
- Hina Sugita at TheFinalBall.com
- Japan Football Association
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