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Hanae Shibata
柴田華絵
	2012 U-20 World Cup Awards Ceremony (right)
Personal information
Full name	Hanae Shibata
Date of birth	July 27, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Urawa Reds
Number	18
Youth career
2008–2010	Kamimura Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–	Urawa Reds
Total
International career
2012	Japan U-20
2015	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Hanae Shibata (柴田華絵, Shibata Hanae, born July 27, 1992) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Urawa Reds in the WE League. She has also played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Shibata was born in Kitakyushu on July 27, 1992. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2011. She was selected for the Best Eleven in the 2015 season.

National team career

In August 2012, Shibata was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup. She played 6 games and scored 3 goals, and Japan won 3rd place. Shibata was named the 2012 Asian Young Footballer of the Year.^[1] In August 2015, she was selected Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this competition, on August 4, she debuted against South Korea.