Hina Sugita

Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和, Sugita Hina, born 31 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Portland Thorns and the Japan national team.

Hina Sugita

Sugita with the Portland Thorns in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Hina Sugita[1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kitakyushu, Japan
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portland Thorns
Number	8
Youth career
2012–2014	Fujieda Junshin High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	INAC Kobe Leonessa	102	(17)
2022–	Portland Thorns	63	(13)
International career‡
2012–2014	Japan U-17	9	(7)
2016	Japan U-20	6	(1)
2018–	Japan	46	(3)
Medal record 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 03:49, 5 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:49, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Sugita was born in Kitakyushu on 31 January 1997.

Club career

INAC Kobe Leonessa

After graduating from high school, she 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]

Portland Thorns

On 26 January 2022, Sugita joined the Portland Thorns on a three-year deal. ^[3]

International career

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.^[4] 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).^[4] 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.^[4]

On 2 August 2018, Sugita debuted for the Japanese national team as substitute midfielder in the 72nd minute against Australia.^[5]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
INAC Kobe Leonessa	2015	Nadeshiko League	4	0	2	0	—		6	0
	2016	Nadeshiko League	17	3	4	0	8	1	29	4
	2017	Nadeshiko League	18	2	2	1	9	1	29	4
	2018	Nadeshiko League	18	5	5	0	9	1	32	6
	2019	Nadeshiko League	18	3	4	0	2	0	24	3
	2020	Nadeshiko League	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	NWSL	19	6	—		1	0	20	6
	2024	NWSL	21	2	—		—		21	2
	Total		63	13	—		6	2	69	15
Career total			165	30	20	1	34	5	219	36

1. Includes Empress's Cup
2. Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup

International

As of match played 4 June 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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.

List of international goals scored by Hina Sugita

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

INAC Kobe Leonessa

• Empress's Cup: 2015, 2016

Portland Thorns FC

• NWSL Championship: 2022^[9]

References

1. "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.
2. INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
3. "Thorns FC sign Hina Sugita to a three-year deal". 26 January 2022.
4. Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. Japan Football Association
6. "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
7. "Japan - H. Sugita - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
8. "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
9. Azzi, Alex (30 October 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

External links

• Hina Sugita – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Hina Sugita at Soccerway
• Hina Sugita at WorldFootball.net
• Japan Football Association