Sohgo Ichikawa
 Ichikawa playing for Hong Kong in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sohgo Ichikawa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Kitchee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Kitchee | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Southern (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Southern (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Southern | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Lee Man | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hong Kong U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Hong Kong U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 | |||
Sohgo Ichikawa (Chinese: 趙聡悟; Japanese: 市川 聡悟 Ichikawa Sogō; born 30 July 2004) is a professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Japan, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
Club career
In September 2020, Sohgo was promoted to the first team of Kitchee at the age of only 16.
On 12 July 2023, Sohgo joined Southern on loan for the 2023–24 season.[1]
On 20 September 2024, Sohgo was loaned to Southern again for the 2024–25 season.[2] After winning the title of the 2024–25 Hong Kong Sapling Cup, Southern chairman, Chan Man Chun, announced that Ichikawa would join the club on a permanent basis at the end of the season.[3]
International career
Youth level
In September 2019, Sohgo represented Hong Kong U-16 during the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.
In October 2021, Sohgo was selected for the Hong Kong U-23 during the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers where he made his debut against Japan U-23.
In October 2021, Sohgo was selected for the Hong Kong U-20 during the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He scored a goal in the match against Timor-Leste U-20 but lost all 3 matches in the qualifiers.
Sohgo is called up for the Hong Kong U-23 preliminary squad once again for 2023 Merlion Cup held in Singapore from 24 to 26 March 2023 in preparation for the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2023.
Senior team
On 19 July 2022, Sohgo made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship against Japan at the age of only 17.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Southern (loan) | 2023–24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 9 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan |  Japan |
0–6 | 0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the Senior Shield
Honours
- Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 2022–23
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2022–23
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
- Southern
References
- ↑ 港超聯 盼踢出新風格 冠忠南區力爭3甲 on.cc 15 July 2023
- ↑ 港超聯 趙聡悟第2度外借至冠忠南區 on.cc 20 September 2024
- ↑ Mak, King Chi. "南區再奪冠「三番牌變爆棚」-小將趙聬悟/". Sportsroad. Retrieved 1 May 2025. (in Chinese)
- ↑ 港超聯 21歲中場趙聡悟加盟理文 on.cc 10 July 2026
- ↑ Sohgo Ichikawa at Soccerway
- ↑ "Profile". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Football people from Osaka
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's international footballers
- Hong Kong men's youth international footballers
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese emigrants to Hong Kong
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Kitchee SC players
- Southern District FC players
- Lee Man FC players
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong