Yuika Sugasawa
Yuika Sugasawa (菅澤 優衣香, Sugasawa Yuika, born October 5, 1990) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuika Sugasawa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1990 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Urawa Reds | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Albirex Niigata | 60 | (19) |
| 2013–2016 | JEF United Chiba | 79 | (44) |
| 2017– | Urawa Reds | 94 | (71) |
| Total | 233 | (134) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Japan U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Japan | 84 | (29) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:45, 9 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:45, September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Biography
Sugasawa was born in Chiba on October 5, 1990. She joined Albirex Niigata from JFA Academy Fukushima in 2008. In 2013, she moved to her local club JEF United Chiba. She became top scorer in 2014 and 2015. In 2017, she moved to Urawa Reds. She was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2014, 2015 and 2017). She became top scorer in 2020.
On January 13, 2010, Sugasawa debuted for the Japan national team against Denmark. In July, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2010 U-20 World Cup and she played 2 matches. She then scored the first goal for Japan senior team in a 2–0 victory over Denmark on March 2, 2012 which won the 2012 Algarve Cup. She was a member of Japan for 2015 World Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. In Asia, she was also a member for 2014 and 2018 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 December 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2008 | Nadeshiko League | 11 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | ||
| 2011 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 18 | 8 | |||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 27 | ||
| JEF United Chiba | 2013 | Nadeshiko League | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 11 |
| 2014 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | 31 | 21 | |||
| 2015 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 15 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Total | 79 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 104 | 56 | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 14 |
| 2018 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 17 | ||
| 2019 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 17 | - | 4 | 1 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2021-22 | WE League | 20 | 14 | - | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | ||
| 2022-23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Total | 94 | 71 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 134 | 93 | ||
| Career Total | 233 | 134 | 37 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 308 | 176 | ||
International
- As of match played 15 November 2022
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 84 | 29 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Honors
- Runner-Up: 2015
Other websites
- Yuika Sugasawa – FIFA competition record
- Yuika Sugasawa at Soccerway
- Yuika Sugasawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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