Hinata Miyazawa

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Japan national team.

Miyazawa won the Golden Boot at the 2023 FIFA World Cup as the tournament's top scorer.

Early life Miyazawa was born in Minamiashigara on 28 November 1999. She was introduced to football at the age of three by her older brother, Keita.

Club career Tokyo Verdy Beleza After graduating from high school, Miyazawa joined Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2018. She received the Best Young Player Award in the 2018 Nadeshiko League season.

Mynavi Sendai She transferred to Mynavi Sendai before the start of the inaugural WE League season in 2021.

Manchester United On 6 September 2023, Miyazawa signed for Women's Super League club Manchester United. On 7 September, she was nominated as one of 30 candidates for the Women's Ballon d'Or. She earned her first start for Man United in the match against Leicester City on matchday 3, and recorded her first assist in the match against West Ham United on matchday 6. On 26 November, she scored her first goal for the club, opening the scoring in the 5th minute of the second half against Bristol City.

Over the course of the 2024–25 season, Hinata excelled in a deep-lying midfield role and became a regular United starter, starting 13 league matches compared to six in her first season. She was a key figure in midfield in 2024–25 as Man Utd finished third in the league and secured a Champions League qualification spot.

On 28 December 2025, Hinata renewed her contract with Man United until the summer of 2029. At the time of her contract renewal, she had started all 22 matches United had played up to that point in all competitions in the 2025–26 season.

International career In September 2016, Miyazawa was selected to join the Japan U-17 national team for the 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played in all six matches of the tournament, where Japan were the runners-up. In August 2018, she was selected to represent Japan on the Japan U20 national team for the 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played all six matches. In the final against Spain, she scored an opening goal and Japan won the championship.

On 11 November 2018, she debuted for Japan's national team against Norway.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA World Cup 2023.

On 22 July 2023, at the FIFA World Cup, Miyazawa contributed to a 5–0 victory over Zambia by scoring the first goal and the third goal, and was named Player of the Match. She also had the best average speed in the match. On July 31, Miyazawa scored twice in Japan's match against Spain. She also assisted Riko Ueki's goal in the same match.

On 8 August 2023, she induced an own goal by Norway in the first round of 2023 FIFA World Cup knockout stage. She scored a decisive third goal just before the end of the game and helped Japan advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in two tournaments. She was awarded the VISA Player of the Match for the third time.

Miyazawa scored five goals overall, winning the tournament's Golden Boot

Miyazawa was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.

Playing Style Her primary position is an attacking midfielder. She also plays on the left side, including as a left side midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 formation and as a left winger in a 4-3-3 formation, making the left flank her base position. At United, similar to her time at Sendai, she has been praised as a “mini-Modrić” for playing selflessly as a lubricant in the team’s attack rather than focusing on her own scoring. Manager Marc Skinner highly values her football IQ, and regarding the left-footed mid-range shot she scored in the away match against Liverpool on September 28 in Round 4 of the 2025–26 Women’s Super League season, he praised it as “a strike you want to watch over and over again from a technical standpoint as well”.

Career statistics Club

International

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

Honours Tokyo Verdy Beleza Nadeshiko League: 2018, 2019 Empress's Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020 Nadeshiko League Cup: 2018, 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship: 2019

Manchester United Women's FA Cup: 2023–24; runner-up: 2024–25 Women's League Cup runner-up: 2025–26

Japan U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2018

Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2026 EAFF Women's Football Championship: 2022 SheBelieves Cup: 2025 IFFHS Women's World Team of the Year: 2023