Chika Hirao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chika Hirao | ||
| Date of birth | December 31, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Urawa Reds | 34 | (0) |
| 2018– | Albirex Niigata | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 52 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Japan U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Japan | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019 | |||
Chika Hirao (平尾 知佳, Hirao Chika, born December 31, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Albirex Niigata and Japan national team.
Club career[]
Hirao was born in Matsudo on December 31, 1996. She joined L.League club Urawa Reds from JFA Academy Fukushima in 2014. She played many matches as regular goalkeeper and the club won the champions in first season. However her opportunity to play decreased behind Sakiko Ikeda from 2015 season. In 2018, she moved to Albirex Niigata.
National team career[]
In September 2012, when Hirao was 15 years old, she was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 Women's World Cup and she played 3 matches as regular goalkeeper. In November 2016, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches and Japan won the 3rd place.[1]
In April 2018, Hirao was selected Japan national team for 2018 Women's Asian Cup. Although she did not play in any matches, Japan won the championship after two tournaments in a row. On August 2, she debuted against Australia.[2]
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Chika Hirao – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ List of match in 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Chika Hirao – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chika Hirao at Soccerway
- Chika Hirao at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- Albirex Niigata Ladies players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Japanese women's football biography stubs