Hinata Miyazawa

Hinata Miyazawa
宮澤 ひなた
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-28) November 28, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
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 10 (1)
International career‡
2016 Japan U-17 6 (1)
2018 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2018– Japan 34 (9)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner 2018 France
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2016 Jordan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Winner 2017 China
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Runner-up 2015 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
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 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 14 1
Career total 101 18 19 3 24 0 4 0 145 25
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League, AFC Women's Club Championship

International[edit]

As of match played 6 April 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 2 0
2022 13 4
2023 16 5
2024 1 0
Total 34 9
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miyazawa goal.
List of international goals scored by Hinata Miyazawa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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[edit]

Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Japan U20

Japan

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Summerscales, Robert (August 20, 2023), "Japan's Hinata Miyazawa Wins Golden Boot At Women's World Cup", Sports Illustrated
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ L.League(in Japanese)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "United Women sign Hinata Miyazawa". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nominated for the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or". X. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "HINATA'S FIRST UNITED GOAL! 👏". X. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "BRISTOL CITY 0 UNITED WOMEN 2". Manchester United. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 - Teams - Japan". November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Japan". August 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Spain - Japan". August 21, 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ Japan Football Association
  13. ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Best start". FIFA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "STATS (Average Speed)". FIFA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Japan thump Spain to book last-16 Norway tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Hinata Miyazawa". Japan Football Association. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "Fixtures/Results | AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™ | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  20. ^ "Starting Lineup/Result | International Friendly Match | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  21. ^ "Fixtures/Results | EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022 Final Japan | JFA". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  22. ^ "Starting Lineup/Result | MS＆AD CUP 2022 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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