Asato Miyagawa

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|name=Asato Miyagawa
宮川麻都

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|fullname=Asato Miyagawa

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1998|2|24}}

|birth_place=Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.60}}

|position=Defender

|currentclub= Hammarby IF

|clubnumber= 6

|youthyears1=2013–2015|youthclubs1=Tokyo Verdy Beleza

|years1=2016–2024|clubs1=Tokyo Verdy Beleza|caps1=93|goals1=6

|years2=2024–|clubs2=Hammarby IF|caps2=12|goals2=1

|totalcaps=105|totalgoals=7

|nationalyears1=2014|nationalteam1=Japan U-17|nationalcaps1=6|nationalgoals1=2

|nationalyears2=2016–2018|nationalteam2=Japan U-20|nationalcaps2=10|nationalgoals2=0

|nationalyears3=2019–|nationalteam3=Japan|nationalcaps3=23|nationalgoals3=0

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|club-update=end of 2018 season

|nationalteam-update=March 27, 2023

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{{Nihongo|Asato Miyagawa|宮川麻都|Miyagawa Asato|born February 24, 1998}} is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Hammarby IF and the Japan national team.

Club career

Miyagawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on February 24, 1998. She was promoted to L.League club Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2016.

On 11 July 2024, Miyagawa was announced at Hammarby IF on a two and a half year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/nyheter/asato-miyagawa-klar-foer-hammarby_1|title=Asato Miyagawa klar för Hammarby|trans-title=Asato Miyagawa ready for Hammarby|language=Swedish|website=www.hammarbyfotboll.se}}

National team career

In 2014, Miyagawa was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2014 U-17 World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024535/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/archive/costarica2014/teams/team=1914191/players.html FIFA] She played in all 6 matches and scored 2 goals, and Japan won the championship.

In 2016, Miyagawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043149/https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/archive/papuanewguinea2016/teams/team=1888600/players.html FIFA] She played in 4 matches and Japan won the 3rd place.

In 2018, Miyagawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup second time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180820203426/https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team/1888600/ FIFA] She played in all 6 matches and Japan won the championship.

In February 2019, Miyagawa was selected Japan national team for SheBelieves Cup. At this tournament, on March 2, she debuted as right back against Brazil.[http://www.jfa.jp/eng/nadeshikojapan/2019_shebelieves_cup/match_page/m3.html Japan Football Association]

On 10 May 2019, Miyagawa was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.jfa.jp/women/news/00021202/ |title=なでしこジャパンの高倉麻子監督がFIFA女子ワールドカップに向けてメンバーを発表～国際親善試合対スペイン女子代表（6/2＠ル・トゥケ）、FIFA女子ワールドカップフランス 2019|trans-title=Nadeshiko Japan coach Asakura Takako announces members for FIFA Women's World Cup-International Goodwill vs. Spanish Women's National Team (6/2 @ Le Touquet), FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 |language=ja |publisher=Japan Football Association |date=11 May 2019}}

On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/nadeshikojapan/news/00027238/ |title=Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) Squad - Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)【7/21-8/6】, MS&AD CUP 2021【7/14＠Kyoto】 |date=18 June 2021 |website=www.jfa.jp |publisher=Japan Football Association (JFA) |language=en |access-date=19 June 2021}}

On 7 January 2022, Miyagawa was called up to the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/nadeshikojapan/afc_womens_asiancup_2022/member.html|title=AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 - Selected Players / Staff|publisher=Japan Football Association|accessdate=7 January 2022}}