Hikari Takagi
Japanese association football player
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.
Club career
Takagi was born in Mishima on May 21, 1993. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2016.
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. 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.
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