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Date of birth | November 28, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Seisa Kokusai High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 52 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | MyNavi Sendai | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Manchester United | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Japan U-17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Japan | 33 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 |
Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた, Miyazawa Hinata, born November 28, 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Japan national team.
Miyazawa won the Golden Boot at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as the tournament's top scorer.[1]
Early life
Miyazawa was born in Minamiashigara on November 28, 1999. She was introduced to football at the age of three by her older brother, Keita.[2]
Club career
After graduating from high school, Miyazawa joined Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2018. She received the Best Young Player Award in the 2018 Nadeshiko League season.[3] She transferred to MyNavi Sendai before the start of the inaugural WE League season in 2021.[4]
On 6 September, Miyazawa signed for Manchester United.[5] On September 7, she was nominated as one of 30 candidates for the Women's Ballon d'Or Féminin.[6] She earns her first start for United in the match against Leicester City on matchday 3, and recorded her first assist in the match against West Ham United on matchday 6. On November 26, she scored her first goal for the club, opening the scoring in the 5th minute of the second half against Bristol City.[7][8]
International career
In September 2016, Miyazawa was selected to join the Japan U-17 national team for the 2016 U-17 World Cup.[9] She played in all six matches and Japan took second place. In August 2018, she was selected to represent Japan on the Japan U20 national team for the 2018 U-20 World Cup.[10] She played all six matches. In the final against Spain, she scored an opening goal and Japan won the championship.[11]
November 11, 2018, she debuted for Japan's national team against Norway.[12]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[13]
On 22 July 2023, at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Miyazawa contributed to a 5–0 victory over Zambia by scoring the first goal and the third goal, and was named Player of the Match.[14] She also had the best average speed in the match.[15] On July 31, Miyazawa scored twice in Japan's match against Spain.[16] She also assisted Riko Ueki's goal in that same match.[17]
On August 8, 2023, she induced an own goal by Norway in the first round of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage. She scored a decisive third goal just before the end of the game and helped Japan advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in two tournaments. She was awarded the VISA Player of the Match for the third time.
Miyazawa scored five goals overall, winning the tournament's Golden Boot[1] and also equaling the goal tally of Golden Boot winner Homare Sawa at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 29 | 6 | |
2019 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 23 | 9 | |||
Total | 52 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 20 | ||
MyNavi Sendai | 2021–22 | WE League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | WE League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 46 | 4 | |||
Manchester United | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Career total | 99 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 25 |
- ↑ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
- ↑ Includes the UEFA Champions League, AFC Women's Club Championship
International
- As of match played 3 December 2023[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 13 | 4 | |
2023 | 16 | 5 | |
Total | 33 | 9 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miyazawa goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 30 January 2022 | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India | Thailand | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [19] |
2 | 24 June 2022 | Sports Centre FAS, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [20] |
3 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | [21] |
4 | 9 October 2022 | Nagano U Stadium, Nagano, Japan | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [22] |
5 | 22 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Zambia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | [23] |
6 | 3–0 | ||||||
7 | 31 July 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Spain | 1–0 | 4–0 | [24] | |
8 | 3–0 | ||||||
9 | 5 August 2023 | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | [25] |
Honours
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Nadeshiko League: 2018, 2019
- Empress's Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2018, 2019
- AFC Women's Club Championship: 2019
Japan U20
Japan
Individual
- WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22, 2022–23
- FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot: 2023[26]
- IFFHS Women's World Team of the Year: 2023[27]
References
- 1 2 Summerscales, Robert (August 20, 2023), "Japan's Hinata Miyazawa Wins Golden Boot At Women's World Cup", Sports Illustrated
- ↑ Bishop, Alex (August 10, 2023). "Hinata Miyazawa: how Japan's unlikely star took World Cup by storm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ↑ L.League(in Japanese)
- ↑ "宮澤ひなた選手移籍のお知らせ | 東京ヴェルディ / Tokyo Verdy". www.verdy.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ "United Women sign Hinata Miyazawa". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Nominated for the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or". X. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "HINATA'S FIRST UNITED GOAL! 👏". X. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ "BRISTOL CITY 0 UNITED WOMEN 2". Manchester United. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 - Teams - Japan - FIFA.com". November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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- ↑ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Best start". FIFA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ↑ "STATS (Average Speed)". FIFA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Japan thump Spain to book last-16 Norway tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Hinata Miyazawa hits double as Japan slice through Spain to top Group C". The Guardian. July 31, 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Hinata Miyazawa". Japan Football Association. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Fixtures/Results | AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™ | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup/Result | International Friendly Match | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Fixtures/Results | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022 Final Japan | JFA". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup/Result | MS&AD CUP 2022 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Miyazawa secures adidas Golden Boot after finishing as top scorer". FIFA. August 20, 2023. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
- Hinata Miyazawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hinata Miyazawa at Soccerway
- Hinata Miyazawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association