Hikaru Naomoto

is a Japanese football player. She plays for the WE League‘s Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Japan national team.

Biography
Naomoto was born in Ogori on March 3, 1994. In 2007, she joined her local club Fukuoka J. Anclas. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2012. She was selected Best Eleven in 2014 season. In June 2018, she moved to German Bundesliga club Freiburg. In 2020, she returned to Urawa Reds. 

Naomoto played for the Japan U-17 national team at 2010 U-17 World Cup Japan won the 2nd place and the U-20 team at 2012 U-20 World Cup Japan won the 3rd place. On May 8, 2014, she debuted for the Japan national team against New Zealand. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and the 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title.

Career statistics

 International 
List of matches in 2014, 2015 , 2017 , 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational TeamYearAppsGoalsJapan2014602015202016002017702018302019202020002021102022102202372Total384

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Noamoto goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Hikaru NoamotoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition121 January 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India  3–0 5–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup2 24 June 2022 Sport Center FAS, Stara Pazova, Serbia  2–05–0 Friendly3 26 July 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand  1–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup426 October 2023Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan7–07–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

 Honours 
Japan
 AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014, 2018

 Individual 

 Nadeshiko League Best XI: 2014
 WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22, 2022–23
 WE League Best XI: 2022–23
 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup VISA Player of the Match: against Costa Rica

References

Other websites

Japan Football Association

Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Japan women's international footballers
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
Category:2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games