Hina Sugita
![]() Sugita with the Portland Thorns in 2024 | |||
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 | 41 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Japan U-17 | 9 | (7) |
2016 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) |
2018– | Japan | 44 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC) |
Hina Sugita (
Early life
[edit]Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on 31 January 1997.
Club career
[edit]INAC Kobe Leonessa
[edit]After graduating from high school, she joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2015. She debuted as a midfielder in 2015. She became a regular player in 2016 and was selected for the Best Young player award in the 2016 season.[2]
Portland Thorns
[edit]On 26 January 2022, Sugita joined the Portland Thorns on a three-year deal. [3]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 October 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 | 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
[edit]- As of match played 1 November 2023[8]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ![]() |
7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
2 | 10 June 2021 | Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | ![]() |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
3 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan | ![]() |
6–0 | 8–0 |
Honors
[edit]INAC Kobe Leonessa
Portland Thorns FC
References
[edit]- ^ "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 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine(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
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- 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