Hikari Takagi

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 32)
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 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Runner-up Empress's Cup 2017 Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 Jordan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012 Japan AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2011 Vietnam FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2010 Trinidad and Tobago AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 Thailand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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

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