Hinata Miyazawa
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Date of birth | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 [ja] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 52 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Mynavi Sendai | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Manchester United | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Japan U-17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Japan | 41 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024 |
Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤 ひなた, Miyazawa Hinata, born 28 November 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 28 November 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 2023, Miyazawa signed for Manchester United.[5] On 7 September, 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 26 November, 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 of the tournament, where Japan were the runners-up. 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]
On 11 November 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 8 August 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 18 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | 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 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Career total | 103 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 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 August 2024[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 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 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 | ![]() | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [19] |
2 | 24 June 2022 | Sports Centre FAS, Stara Pazova, Serbia | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [20] |
3 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | [21] |
4 | 9 October 2022 | Nagano U Stadium, Nagano, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [22] |
5 | 22 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | [23] |
6 | 3–0 | ||||||
7 | 31 July 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | [24] | |
8 | 3–0 | ||||||
9 | 5 August 2023 | ![]() | 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
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup: 2023–24[26]
Japan U20
Japan
Individual
- WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22, 2022–23
- FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot: 2023[27]
- IFFHS Women's World Team of the Year: 2023[28]
References
- ^ a b Summerscales, Robert (20 August 2023), "Japan's Hinata Miyazawa Wins Golden Boot At Women's World Cup", Sports Illustrated
- ^ Bishop, Alex (10 August 2023). "Hinata Miyazawa: how Japan's unlikely star took World Cup by storm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 August 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 6 August 2023.
- ^ "United Women sign Hinata Miyazawa". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Nominated for the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or". X. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "HINATA'S FIRST UNITED GOAL! 👏". X. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "BRISTOL CITY 0 UNITED WOMEN 2". Manchester United. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 - Teams - Japan". 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Japan". 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Spain - Japan". 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Best start". FIFA. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "STATS (Average Speed)". FIFA. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Japan thump Spain to book last-16 Norway tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Hinata Miyazawa hits double as Japan slice through Spain to top Group C". The Guardian. 31 July 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Hinata Miyazawa". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures/Results | AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™ | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Starting Lineup/Result | International Friendly Match | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures/Results | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022 Final Japan | JFA". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Starting Lineup/Result | MS&AD CUP 2022 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures/Results |FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Miyazawa secures adidas Golden Boot after finishing as top scorer". FIFA. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
- Hinata Miyazawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hinata Miyazawa at Soccerway
- Hinata Miyazawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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