Hina Sugita
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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) |
*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) |
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.
Club career
Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on 31 January 1997. 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | 15 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
Total | 38 | 9 | – | 6 | 2 | 44 | 11 | |||
Career total | 140 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 194 | 32 |
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup
International
- As of match played 23 September 2023[8]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 14 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 2 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 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 |
Honors
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Portland Thorns FC
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(in Japanese)
- ^ "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan - H. Sugita - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association".
- ^ Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
- Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hina Sugita at Soccerway
- Hina Sugita at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- INAC Kobe Leonessa players
- Women's association football midfielders
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Japanese expatriate women's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Portland Thorns FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Japanese women's football biography stubs