Hinata Miyazawa

Hinata Miyazawa
宮澤 ひなた
Personal information
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
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 17 (1)
International career‡
2016 Japan U-17 6 (1)
2018 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2018– Japan 41 (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 17 November 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

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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

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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 earned 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 20 November 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 2 0 5 0 0 0 46 4
Manchester United 2023–24 Women's Super League 12 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 17 1
2024–25 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Total 17 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 24 1
Career total 108 18 17 3 26 0 4 0 155 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

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As of match played 3 August 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 8 0
Total 41 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

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Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Manchester United

Japan U20

Japan

Individual

References

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