Hamano in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-05-09)9 May 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Takaishi,Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FFC Seleção | |||
| Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies | 37 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 20 | (3) |
| 2023– | Chelsea | 26 | (5) |
| 2023 | →Hammarby IF (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Japan U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022– | Japan | 24 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025 | |||
Maika Hamano (Japanese:浜野 まいか,Hamano Maika,pronounced[ha̠ma̠no̞ma̠i̥ka̠];[2] born 9 May 2004) is a Japanese professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forWomen's Super League clubChelsea and theJapan national team.
Hamano made herWE League debut forINAC Kobe Leonessa on 12 September 2021 in a 5–0 victory overOmiya Ardija Ventus.[3]
On 13 January 2023, Hamano signed forChelsea and was immediately loaned to Swedish sideHammarby IF.[4][5] There, she made 17 league appearances and scored 7 goals during the2023 Damallsvenskan season,[1] before being recalled in September after sustaining a shoulder injury.[6]
After recovering from injury, Hamano made herWomen's Super League debut for Chelsea on 17 December 2023 in a 3–0 away win overBristol City, replacingLauren James in the second half.[7]
In July 2022, Hamano was included in the Japanunder-20 team for the2022 U-20 World Cup,[8] where they finished as runners-up after losing toSpain in the final. She won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, and the Silver Boot as the second-best goalscorer behindInma Gabarro.[9]
Hamano made hersenior team debut on 6 October 2022, when she came on as a substitute forMina Tanaka in the 69th minute of a 2–0friendly win overNigeria.[10][11] On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the2023 World Cup.[12]
On 14 June 2024, Hamano was included in the Japan squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
Hamano was part of the Japan squad that won the2025 SheBelieves Cup.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2021 | Nadeshiko League | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 46 | 17 | |||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2021–22 | WE League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Chelsea | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Hammarby IF (loan) | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 135 | 42 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2024 | Estadio Nueva Condomina,Murcia, Spain | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | 13 July 2024 | Kanazawa Stadium,Kanazawa,Ishikawa, Japan | 2–0 | 4–0 | MS&AD Cup | |
| 4 | 31 July 2024 | Stade de la Beaujoire,Nantes, France | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| 5 | 20 February 2025 | Shell Energy Stadium,Houston, Texas, United States | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup | |
| 6 | 23 February 2025 | State Farm Stadium,Glendale, Arizona, United States | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup |
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