Hikaru Kitagawa

Hikaru Kitagawa
Personal information
Full name	Hikaru Kitagawa
Date of birth	May 10, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Albirex Niigata
Youth career
2010–2015	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Urawa Reds
2018–	Albirex Niigata
National team
2014	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2017	Japan
Honours
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Hikaru Kitagawa (北川ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Kitagawa was born in Kanazawa on May 10, 1997. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined Urawa Reds in 2015. She played as regular right side back from first season. However her opportunity to play decreased from 2017. In September 2018, she moved to Albirex Niigata.^[1]

Kitagawa played for the Japan U-17 national team at 2014 U-17 World Cup and the Japan U-20 national team at 2016 U-20 World Cup. Japan won the championship at U-17 World Cup and the 3rd place at U-20 World Cup. In 2017, she was selected the Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. She played 5 games for Japan in 2017.