Hikaru Kitagawa


Hikaru Kitagawa is a Japanese football player. 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.

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 3rd place in 2016. In 2017, she was selected Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. She played 5 games for Japan in 2017.

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