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 national team.
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 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
On 26 January 2022, Sugita joined the Portland Thorns on a three-year deal. [3] She won the 2022 National Women's Soccer League season#Playoffs with the club.[4]
International 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.[5] 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).[5] 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.[5]
On 2 August 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japanese national team as substitute midfielder in the 72nd minute against Australia.[6]
On 10 May 2019, Sugita was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | NWSL | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 63 | 13 | — | 6 | 2 | 69 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 165 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 219 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup
International
- As of match played 4 June 2024[11]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Archived 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
- ^ Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ "なでしこジャパンの高倉麻子監督がFIFA女子ワールドカップに向けてメンバーを発表 ～国際親善試合 対スペイン女子代表（6/2＠ル・トゥケ）、FIFA女子ワールドカップ フランス 2019" [Nadeshiko Japan coach Asakura Takako announces members for FIFA Women's World Cup-International Goodwill vs. Spanish Women's National Team (6/2 @ Le Touquet), FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad - Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)【7/21-8/6】, MS&AD CUP 2021【7/14＠Kyoto】". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "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".
External links
- Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hina Sugita at Soccerway
- Hina Sugita at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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