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Honoka Hayashi
Personal information
Full name Honoka Hayashi[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)[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 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 Japan U19 3 (1)
2016–2018 Japan U20 8 (2)
2019– Japan 33 (2)
*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)

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.

A full international since 2019, she represented Japan at the 2023 FIFA World Cup and the 2020 Olympics.

Early life

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Hayashi 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

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Cerezo Osaka Sakai

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Hayashi 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

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On 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

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On 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

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On 24 July 2024, Hayashi signed for Everton.[13][14]

International career

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Hayashi 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

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Club

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As of match played 3 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played 13 July 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Honoka Hayashi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 August 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  Sweden 1–2 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 26 October 2023 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  India 3–0 7–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament


Honours

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Cerezo Osaka Sakai

Japan U20

Japan

References

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  1. ^ "HAYASHI HONOKA". AFC. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "MF 林 穂之香". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "林 穂之香". Cerezo Osaka (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Honoka Hayashi lämnar AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "AIK Fotboll skriver kontrakt med Honoka Hayashi". www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish).
  6. ^ "Växjö vs AIK - 17 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Djurgårdens vs AIK - 2 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "AIK vs KIF Örebro - 5 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Japanese international Honoka Hayashi signs for West Ham United Women | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ "West Ham United vs Everton - 18 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Aston Villa vs. West Ham United Match Report – Saturday October 15, 2022". FBref.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Player departures from women's team confirmed". www.whufc.com.
  13. ^ "Everton sign Japan's ex-West Ham midfielder Hayashi". BBC Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Everton sign West Ham midfielder in transfer that can take team to 'next level". Liverpool Echo. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ "【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).
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
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