Hanami Saito (齋藤 はなみ, born 5 June 2004) is a field hockey player from Japan.[1][2]

Personal life

Hanami Saito was born on 5 June 2004, in the Yamagata Prefecture.[3][4]

She is a former student of Yonezawa Commercial High School.[5]

Career

Domestic league

In the Japanese national league, Matsunami represents the Crowning Glories.[1][4][6]

Under–21

Saito made her junior international debut in 2023. She made her first appearances for the Japanese U–21 team during a test series against Australia in the Gold Coast.[7] She went on to represent Japan again at the Junior Asian Cup in Kakamigahara, winning a bronze medal.[7][8][9] To close out 2023, Saito represented Japan again at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, concluding the tournament with a seventh-place finish.[7][10]

In 2024 she was a member of the junior squad at the Junior Asian Cup in Muscat.[7]

Cherry Blossoms

In 2024, Saito was named in the senior national team for the first time. She made her international debut at the Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir.[11] At the tournament she scored her first international goal for Japan, helping the team to a bronze medal.[12]

She was named in the squad for the 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup in Santiago.[1][7]

International goals

The following is a list of goals scored by Saito at international level.[7]

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 14 November 2024 Rajgir Sports Complex Hockey Stadium, Rajgir, India  China 1–1 1–2 2024 Asian Champions Trophy [13]
2 26 February 2025 Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  United States 2–4 2–4 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Japanese Women's National Team "Sakura Japan" Nations Cup and Pre-Camp Participants List" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Player Info – Hanami Saito". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "齋藤 はなみ – Saitou Hanami". hjl-hockey.tv (in Japanese). Hockey Japan League. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ^ "米沢商ＳＯ戦で敗れ決勝逃す…ホッケー女子". yomiuri.co.jp (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ^ "【女子３位決定戦】東海学院大学が３－２で山梨学院大に逆転勝利／全日本大学ホッケー王座". myhockey.jp (in Japanese). My Hockey Japan. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "SAITO Hanami". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  8. ^ "THE AWARDS AND THE WINNERS OF THIS NEW EDITION OF THE WOMEN'S JUNIOR ASIA CUP Kakamigahara (JPN)". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  9. ^ "好機生かせずリズム崩れる　ホッケージュニアアジア杯、日本３位決定戦へ". Chunichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Chunichi. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  10. ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2023: Pool D Preview". usafieldhockey. USA Field Hockey. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Women's Hockey National Team "Sakura Japan" Asian Champions Trophy List of Participants" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Day 7: Japan Claims Bronze with a Dominant 4-1 Win Over Malaysia in the Bihar Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Japan 1–2 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  14. ^ "United States 4–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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