Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香, Hayashi Honoka, born 19 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Japan national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Honoka Hayashi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Uji, Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | 150 | (36) |
| 2021–2022 | AIK | 36 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | West Ham United | 42 | (3) |
| 2024– | Everton | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Japan U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Japan U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2019– | Japan | 33 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:30, 24 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
A full international since 2019, she represented Japan at the 2023 FIFA World Cup and the 2020 Olympics.
Early life
editHayashi was born in Uji, just south of central Kyoto in Japan. She started playing football for Shinmei JSC Sports Boy Scouts at the age of five. As an eleven-year-old, she was invited to a national team camp for U12 players by the Japan Football Association. At the age of 15, Hayashi moved to Osaka and she started playing with Cerezo Osaka's U15 team.[4]
Club career
editCerezo Osaka Sakai
editHayashi begun her career with Cerezo Osaka Sakai in 2013 as they entered the second division Challenge League. She was appointed club captain in 2017 and led her club to promotion to the Nadeshiko League Division 1 by the end of the season and won the Division 2 Nadeshiko League Cup.
AIK Fotboll
editOn 16 December 2020, Hayashi signed a contract with Swedish Damallsvenskan side AIK Fotboll.[5] She made her friendly debut in their pre-season tournament Stockholm Volkswagen Challenge. Hayashi made her league debut against Växjö on 17 April 2021.[6] On 2 May 2021, she scored her first competitive goals for the club against Djurgårdens IF, scoring in the 57th, and scoring a penalty in the 79th minute.[7] On June 5, 2021, she netted a freekick goal against KIF Örebro[8] that would see her nominated for goal of the year by Sportbladet. In total, she made 36 appearances for the club and netted 7 goals.[4]
West Ham United
editOn 8 September 2022, Hayashi signed a two-year-contract with West Ham United for an undisclosed fee from Swedish Damallsvenskan side AIK Fotboll.[9] She made her league debut against Everton on 18 September 2022.[10] She scored her first goal for the club in a 2-1 win against Aston Villa on 15 October 2022.[11] On 30 June 2024, it was announced that Hayashi would leave the club when her contract expired.[12]
Everton
editInternational career
editHayashi received her first international call-up in December 2019.[15] On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[16] She scored her first international goal in Japan's 2–1 win against Sweden in the quarterfinal.[17] On 14 June 2024, she was included in the 2024 Summer Olympics squad.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 2013 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 22 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 18 | 8 | — | — | 18 | 8 | |||
| 2016 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 8 | |
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| Total | 148 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 196 | 45 | ||
| AIK Fotboll | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Everton | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 228 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 285 | 53 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 13 July 2024[19]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hayashi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Sweden
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 2 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  India
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3–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Honours
editCerezo Osaka Sakai
- Nadeshiko League Cup Division 2: 2017, 2019
Japan U20
Japan
References
edit- ^ "HAYASHI HONOKA". AFC. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b "MF 林 穂之香". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "林 穂之香". Cerezo Osaka (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Honoka Hayashi lämnar AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "AIK Fotboll skriver kontrakt med Honoka Hayashi". www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Växjö vs AIK - 17 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Djurgårdens vs AIK - 2 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "AIK vs KIF Örebro - 5 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Japanese international Honoka Hayashi signs for West Ham United Women | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "West Ham United vs Everton - 18 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Aston Villa vs. West Ham United Match Report – Saturday October 15, 2022". FBref.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Player departures from women's team confirmed". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Everton sign Japan's ex-West Ham midfielder Hayashi". BBC Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Everton sign West Ham midfielder in transfer that can take team to 'next level". Liverpool Echo. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "セレッソ大阪堺レディース 林穂之香選手 なでしこジャパン追加招集のお知らせ". セレッソ大阪スポーツクラブ｜CEREZO OSAKA SPORTS CLUB OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "【Match Report】なでしこジャパン、スウェーデンに敗れ4強入りならず FIFA女子ワールドカップ2023". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "なでしこジャパン、パリ五輪に臨むメンバーを発表！ 長谷川唯や熊谷紗希ら18名". www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese). 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
External links
edit- Honoka Hayashi at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.