Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Takaishi, Osaka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | 37 | (14) |
2021–2022 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 20 | (3) |
2023– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
2023 | → Hammarby IF (loan) | 17 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
Japan U20 | |||
2022– | Japan | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 |
Maika Hamano (浜野 まいか, Hamano Maika, born 9 May 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chelsea and the Japan national team.
Hamano made her WE League debut for INAC Kobe Leonessa on 12 September 2021 in a 5–0 victory over Omiya Ardija Ventus.[2]
On 13 January 2023, Hamano signed for Chelsea and was immediately loaned to Swedish side Hammarby IF.[3][4] There, she made 17 league appearances and scored 7 goals during the 2023 Damallsvenskan season,[1] before being recalled in September after sustaining a shoulder injury.[5]
After recovering from injury, Hamano made her Women's Super League debut for Chelsea on 17 December 2023 in a 3–0 away win over Bristol City, replacing Lauren James in the second half.[6]
In July 2022, Hamano was included in the Japan under-20 team for the 2022 U-20 World Cup,[7] where the team finished as runners-up after losing to Spain in the final. She won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, and the Silver Boot as the second best goalscorer after Inma Gabarro.[8]
Hamano made her senior team debut on 6 October 2022, when she came on as a substitute for Mina Tanaka in the 69th minute of a 2–0 friendly win over Nigeria.[9] On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the 2023 World Cup.[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | ||
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 8 | |||
2021 | Nadeshiko League | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
Total | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 46 | 17 | |||
INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2021–22 | WE League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | WE League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
Chelsea | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023–24 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Hammarby IF (loan) | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 11 | ||
Career total | 75 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 33 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Hammarby IF
Japan U16
Individual