Asato Miyagawa

Asato Miyagawa
宮川 麻都
Miyagawa with Hammarby IF in 2025
Personal information
Full name Asato Miyagawa
Date of birth (1998-02-24) February 24, 1998
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 26
Youth career
2013–2015 Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2024 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 93 (6)
2024–2025 Hammarby IF 35 (4)
2026– Birmingham City 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Japan U-17 6 (2)
2016–2018 Japan U-20 10 (0)
2019– Japan 23 (0)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League2016
WinnerNadeshiko League2017
WinnerNadeshiko League2018
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2016
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2018
WinnerEmpress's Cup2017
WinnerEmpress's Cup2018
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2016 Papua New Guinea
Gold medal – first place2018 France
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 China
Gold medal – first place2017 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 Costa Rica
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 China
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 20, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:03, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Asato Miyagawa (宮川 麻都, Miyagawa Asato; born February 24, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Birmingham City 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.[1]

On 23 December 2025, Birmingham City confirmed the signing of Miyagawa which took effect on January 2, 2026.[2]

National team career

In 2014, Miyagawa was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2014 U-17 World Cup.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

On 10 May 2019, Miyagawa was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

On 7 January 2022, Miyagawa was called up to the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup squad.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 9 October 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan
201990
202020
202160
202260
Total230

Honours

Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Hammarby IF

Birmingham City

References

  1. ↑ "Asato Miyagawa klar för Hammarby" [Asato Miyagawa ready for Hammarby]. www.hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ Dunn, Carrie (2025-12-23). "Asato Miyagawa to join Birmingham City". SheKicks. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  3. ↑ FIFA
  4. ↑ FIFA
  5. ↑ FIFA
  6. ↑ "Fixtures/Results | 2019 SheBelieves Cup | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp.
  7. ↑ "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" [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] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 11 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "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】". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 - Selected Players / Staff". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Asato Miyagawa". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ VAVEL.com (2026-05-02). "WSL2 Final Day Report: Birmingham champions, Palace promoted as Charlton crumble into third". VAVEL. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
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