Hikaru Kitagawa
北川 ひかる

Personal information
Full name	Hikaru Kitagawa
Date of birth	(1997-05-10) May 10, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number	13
Youth career
2010–2015	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Urawa Reds	43	(4)
2018–2023	Albirex Niigata	27	(1)
2023-	INAC Kobe Leonessa	0	(0)
Total		50	(5)
International career
2014	Japan U-17	5	(0)
2016	Japan U-20	6	(0)
2017–	Japan	6	(0)
Medal record Urawa Reds Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017 Representing  Japan FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2016 Papua New Guinea AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2015 China FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2014 Costa Rica AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2013 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる, Kitagawa Hikaru, born May 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Albirex Niigata. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

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]

National team career

Kitagawa played for Japan U-17 national team at 2014 U-17 World Cup and Japan U-20 national team at 2016 U-20 World Cup. Japan won the championship in 2014 and took third place in 2016.^[2] In 2017, she was selected by the Japan national team for the 2017 Algarve Cup. On March 1, she played against Spain. She played five games for Japan in 2017.

National team statistics

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