Hina Sugita
.jpg) Sugita in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hina Sugita[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angel City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Fujieda Junshin High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 102 | (17) |
| 2022–2025 | Portland Thorns | 82 | (13) |
| 2025– | Angel City | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Japan U-17 | 9 | (7) |
| 2016 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Japan | 46 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:10, 11 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:49, 5 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和, Sugita Hina; born 31 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]After graduating from high school, Sugita joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2015. She debuted as a midfielder in 2015. She became a regular player in 2016 and was selected for the Best Young player award in the 2016 season.[2]
On 26 January 2022, Sugita joined the Portland Thorns on a three-year deal.[3] She won the 2022 NWSL Championship with the club.[4]
On 30 September 2025, Thorns traded Sugita to Angel City FC in exchange for M.A. Vignola and $600,000 in intra-league transfer funds.[5] On 17 March 2026, it was announced that Sugita had been placed on the season-ending injury list after she had sustained an ACL tear in her left leg.[6]
International career
[edit]In September 2012, when Sugita was 15 years old, she was selected for Japan's U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played all 4 matches and scored 2 goals.[7] In 2013, she played at the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, which Japan won for the second time in a row. She also scored 6 goals and was selected as the tournament MVP. In 2014, she was selected for Japan's U-17 team for the 2014 U-17 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches as captain, scoring 5 goals and leading Japan to its first championship, as well as winning the tournament's Golden Ball (MVP).[7] In November 2016, she was selected for Japan's U-20 national team for the 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. She played all 6 matches and Japan won the third place. She was also selected Golden Ball award.[7]
On 2 August 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japanese national team as substitute midfielder in the 72nd minute against Australia.[8]
On 10 May 2019, Sugita was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 102 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 150 | 21 | ||
| Portland Thorns | 2022 | NWSL | 23 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 13 | — | 6 | 2 | 69 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 165 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 219 | 36 | ||
- ↑ Includes Empress's Cup
- ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 June 2024[13]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugita goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 April 2021 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Panama |
7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 June 2021 | Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan |  Ukraine |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan |  Argentina |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
Honors
[edit]INAC Kobe Leonessa
Portland Thorns FC
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ↑ "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns Acquire Lockdown Defender M.A. Vignola from Angel City FC". www.thorns.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Angel City Football Club Midfielder Hina Sugita Sustains Season-Ending Knee Injury". Angel City FC. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ Japan Football Association
- ↑ "なでしこジャパンの高倉麻子監督がFIFA女子ワールドカップに向けてメンバーを発表 ～国際親善試合 対スペイン女子代表（6/2＠ル・トゥケ）、FIFA女子ワールドカップ フランス 2019" [Nadeshiko Japan coach Asakura Takako announces members for FIFA Women's World Cup-International Goodwill vs. Spanish Women's National Team (6/2 @ Le Touquet), FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad - Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)【7/21-8/6】, MS&AD CUP 2021【7/14＠Kyoto】". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "Japan - H. Sugita - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
External links
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- Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hina Sugita at Soccerway
- Hina Sugita at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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