Hikari Takagi

Hikari Takagi

Takagi playing for Japan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Hikari Takagi
Date of birth	21 May 1993 (aged 33)
Place of birth	Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2009–2011	Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana High School
2012–2015	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	53	(4)
Total		53	(4)
National team
2010	Japan U-17	5	(1)
2012	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2016–2018	Japan	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hikari Takagi (高木 ひかりcode: ja is deprecated , Takagi Hikari, born May 21, 1993) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Takagi was born in Mishima on May 21, 1993. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2016. She played 53 matches for the club. She retired end of 2018 season.

Hikari played for the Japan U-17 national team at 2010 U-17 World Cup which Japan won the 2nd place and the U-20 team at 2012 U-20 World Cup which Japan won the 3rd place. On June 5, 2016, she debuted for the 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.

Statistics

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

Other websites

• Japan Football Association