Hina Sugita

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.

Hina Sugita
Sugita playing for Japan in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hina Sugita[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997
Place of birth Kitakyushu, Japan
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 21 (5)
International career‡
2012–2014 Japan U-17 9 (7)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2018– Japan 35 (2)
Honours
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2016 Papua New Guinea
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 Costa Rica
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:01, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:07, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 October 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2015 Nadeshiko League 4020–60
2016 Nadeshiko League 1734081294
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 1021720128315021
Portland Thorns 2022 NWSL 235–52287
Career total 1252320133517828
  1. Includes Empress's Cup
  2. Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup

International
As of match played 22 February 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team YearAppsGoals
Japan 201810
2019140
202030
202192
202250
202330
Total352
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugita goal.
List of international goals scored by Hina Sugita
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 April 2021Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Panama7–07–0Friendly
2.10 June 2021Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan Ukraine6–08–0

Honors

INAC Kobe Leonessa

Portland Thorns FC

References
  1. "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.
  2. INAC Kobe Leonessa(in Japanese)
  3. "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
  4. Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. Japan Football Association
  6. https://my.soccerway.com/players/hina-sugita/268280/
  7. https://www.jfa.jp/eng/nadeshikojapan/member/sugita_hina.html
  8. Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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