Yuika Sugasawa

Yuika Sugasawa
菅澤 優衣香

File:Yuika Sugasawa FIFA Women's World Cup CMR vs JPN June 12th, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name	Yuika Sugasawa
Date of birth	(1990-10-05) October 5, 1990
Place of birth	Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	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)
Honours Albirex Niigata Runner-up Empress's Cup 2011 JEF United Chiba Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2016 Urawa Reds Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017 Representing Japan FIFA Women's World Cup Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada AFC Women's Asian Cup Gold medal – first place 2014 Vietnam Gold medal – first place 2018 Jordan Bronze medal – third place 2010 China Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team AFC U-19 Women's Championship Gold medal – first place 2009 China
* 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)

is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 March 2012	Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal	Denmark	1-0	2-0	2012 Algarve Cup
2.	5 April 2012	Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Brazil	4-1	4-1	Kirin Challenge Cup
3.	8 May 2014	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	New Zealand	2-1	2-1	Friendly
4.	18 September 2014	Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea	Jordan	2-0	12-0	2014 Asian Games
5.				6-0
6.				7-0
7.	26 September 2014	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea	Hong Kong	8-0	9-0
8.	29 September 2014	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	Vietnam	3-0	3-0
9.	6 March 2015	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal	Portugal	3-0	3-0	2015 Algarve Cup
10.	12 June 2015	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Cameroon	2-0	2-1	2015 Women's World Cup
11.	13 June 2017	Den Dreef, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Belgium	Belgium	0-1	1-1	Friendly
12.	2 March 2018	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Iceland	1-0	2-1	2018 Algarve Cup
13.	1 April 2018	Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan	Ghana	6-1	7-1	Friendly
14.	21 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Vietnam	1-0	7-0	2018 Asian Games
15.				6-0
16.	28 August 2018		South Korea	0-1	1-2
17.	31 August 2018		China	1-0	1-0
18.	2 June 2019	Stade Gérard Houllier, Le Touquet, France	Spain	1-1	1-1	Friendly
19.	14 June 2019	Roazhon Park, Rennes, France	Scotland	2-0	2-1	2019 Women's World Cup
20.	10 November 2019	Mikuni World Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan	South Africa	2-0	2-0	2019 MS&AD Cup
21.	8 April 2021	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan	Paraguay	4–0	7–0	Friendly
22.	11 April 2021	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Panama	1–0	7–0	Friendly
23.				4–0
24.				6–0
25.	30 January 2022	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India	Thailand	1–0	7–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
26.				4–0
27.				6–0
28.				7–0
29.	23 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan	Chinese Taipei	4–1	4-1	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honors

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Runner-Up: 2015

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champion: 2014, 2018

• Asian Games

Gold medal: 2018

Silver medal: 2014

• L.League

Top scorers: 2014, 2015

Best eleven: 2014, 2015

Other websites

• Yuika Sugasawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Yuika Sugasawa at Soccerway
• Yuika Sugasawa at WorldFootball.net
• Japan Football Association