Hina Sugita

Hina Sugita
	Sugita playing for Japan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hina Sugita
Date of birth	31 January 1997 (age 27)
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
2015–2022	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2022–	Portland Thorns
National team‡
2012–2014	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2018–	Japan
Honours
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Hina Sugita (杉田妃和, Sugita Hina, born January 31, 1997) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on January 31, 1997. After graduating from Fujieda Junshin 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]

In September 2012, when Sugita was 15 years old, she was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played all 4 matches and scored 2 goals. In 2013, she played at 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and Japan won the champions for 2 championship in a row. She also scored 6 goals and was selected MVP award. In 2014, she was selected the U-17 Japan for 2014 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches as captain and scored 5 goals. Japan won the champions first time. She was also selected Golden Ball (MVP) award. In November 2016, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. She played all 6 matches and Japan won the 3rd place. She was also selected Golden Ball award.

On August 2, 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japan national team as substitute midfielder from the 72nd minute against Australia. In 2019, she was selected the Japan for 2019 World Cup.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 16 October 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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	18	6	–		1	0	19	6
	Total		41	11	–		6	2	47	13
Career total			143	28	20	1	34	5	197	34

↑ Includes Empress's Cup
↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup

International[change | change source]

As of match played 1 November 2023^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2018	1	0
	2019	14	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	9	2
	2022	5	0
	2023	12	1
Total		44	3

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.	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