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 Hasegawa with Japan in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yui Hasegawa | ||
| Date of birth | January 29, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2021 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 148 | (19) |
| 2021 | Milan | 9 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | West Ham United | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | Manchester City | 56 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Japan U-17 | 17 | (10) |
| 2016 | Japan U-20 | 19 | (7) |
| 2017– | Japan | 90 | (18) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:28, 17 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:18, 22 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯, Hasegawa Yui, born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Japan national team. Considered as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world,[3][4][5] she has the versatility to operate across the midfield in both offensive and defensive positions.
Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and brought up in Toda, Saitama,[6] Hasegawa played youth football with Tokyo Verdy Beleza before she began her career with the senior team in 2013. In 2021, Hasegawa joined AC Milan[7] before moving to West Ham United[8] at the end of 2020-21 Serie A season. She joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 after spending one season with West Ham United.[9]
A full international since 2017, Hasegawa has represented Japan in the 2019 and 2023 FIFA World Cup, the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, as well as the 2018 and 2022 AFC Asian Cup. As of August 2024, she had scored 18 goals in 86 appearances for Japan.[10]
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- ^ "The 50 best women's soccer players in the world, ranked!". ESPN.com. November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Laverty, Rich; Duncan, Pamela; Blight, Garry; Bloor, Steven (December 7, 2024). "The 100 best female footballers in the world 2024". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Vol.７：「歩みをとめない」長谷川唯×Future彼女が思い描く「未来」とは？ | 歩みをとめない者たち". MS&ADインシュアランス グループ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
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