Yū Hirakawa
Japanese footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yū Hirakawa (平河 悠, Hirakawa Yū, born 3 January 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Bristol City.
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| Full name | Yū Hirakawa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kashima, Saga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Meirin JSC | |||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | FC Revona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Saga Higashi High School | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Yamanashi Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Machida Zelvia | 70 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Bristol City (loan) | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bristol City | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Japan U22 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Hirakawa was born in Kashima. He played youth football for Saga Higashi High School and Yamanashi Gakuin University.[1]
Career
In September 2021, it was announced that Hirakawa would join J2 League club Machida Zelvia as a designated special player.[2] He made his debut for Machida on the 5 December 2021 against Albirex Niigata.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on the 13 March 2022, scoring in the 20th minute against Fagiano Okayama.[4] He was part of the Machida team that won the 2023 J2 League.
In April 2024, Hirakawa won his first Monthly MVP award for his performances at the start of the 2024 J1 League season.[5]
On 9 July 2024, Hirakawa joined EFL Championship club Bristol City on a season-long loan.[6][7]
On 24 February 2025, Hirakawa joined City on a permanent deal until June 2028.[8]
International career
On 4 April 2024, Hirakawa was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 December 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Machida Zelvia | 2021 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | J2 League | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 70 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 73 | 12 | |||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2024–25[11] | EFL Championship | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Career total | 91 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 14 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup
- Includes J.League Cup, EFL Cup
Honours
Machida Zelvia
Japan U23
Individual
- J1 League Monthly MVP: February/March 2024
References
External links
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