Hikari Takagi (高木 ひかり, Takagi Hikari, born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan national team.

Hikari Takagi
高木 ひかり
Personal information
Full name Hikari Takagi
Date of birth (1993-05-21) May 21, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana High School
2012–2015 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 53 (4)
Total 53 (4)
International career
2010 Japan U-17 5 (1)
2012 Japan U-20 5 (0)
2016–2018 Japan 19 (1)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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Takagi was born in Mishima on May 21, 1993. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2016.[1]

National team career

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Hikari played for Japan U-17 national team at 2010 U-17 World Cup Japan won 2nd place and U-20 team at 2012 U-20 World Cup Japan won 3rd place.[2] On June 5, 2016, she debuted for Japan national team against United States. She was a member of Japan for 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 19 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2018.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2017 12 0
2018 6 1
Total 19 1

References

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  1. ^ Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  2. ^ FIFA
  3. ^ List of match in 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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