Mana Mihashi

Mana Mihashi
Personal information
Full name Mana Mihashi
Date of birth (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Takarazuka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2014-2017 Osaka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 MyNavi Sendai Vegalta 23 (0)
2020–2022 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio 42 (3)
2022–2023 Inter Milan 23 (0)
Total 88 (3)
International career‡
2014–2017 Japan U23 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023

Mana Mihashi (三橋眞奈, Mihashi Mana, born 13 September 1994) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Japan, she had played in Italy.[1][2][3][4][5][6] [7][8][9]

Born in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Mihashi begun her professional career with MyNavi Sendai in Japan's Nadeshiko League in 2017 after graduating from university.[10] She joined Serie A side Sassuolo in 2020. In the summer of 2022, she joined Inter Milan before retiring at the end the season.

Club career

MyNavi Sendai

Following the end of Mihashi's college career with the Osaka Sports University women's football team, in 2017 she joined MyNavi Sendai Vegalta in the Nadeshiko League, the top level of the Japanese league pyramid at the time. She spent three seasons at the Sendai club where she made 23 Nadeshiko League appearances, 20 WE League Cup appearances, scoring 2 goals, and 7 Empress Cup appearances, scoring 1 goal, deciding at the end of the 2019 season to leave the club in search of a new challenge.[11]

Sassuolo

In the summer of 2020, it was announced that Mihashi would be playing for U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in the upcoming season.[12] Head coach Gianpiero Piovani decided to give Mihashi her Serie A debut in the first game of the season. Her first season saw Sassuolo finishing in third place, with most of the season spent fighting A.C. Milan for second position, and being rewarded with a place in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Piovani employed her in all 22 Serie A matches, where Mihashi scored for the first time in game week 6, in a 3–0 home win over Fiorentina.

Remaining with Sassuolo for the 2021–2022 season, she made 20 league appearances, as well as scoring the winning goal in the final match of the season in a 2–1 win over Inter Milan. In her second season she helped Sassuolo finish in fourth place, narrowly missing the final Champions League spot.

Inter Milan

During the summer of 2022, Inter Milan announced Mihashi would be joining them for the upcoming 2022–2023 season.[13] She made her debut for the club in a 3–3 draw against Juventus on 11 September 2022[14]

Retirement

Mihashi announced her retirement from professional football to move into coaching at the end of the 2022–2023 season.[15][16]

International career

Mihashi was part of the Japan national under-23 football team between 2014 and 2017. During her time with the team, she took part in the Gwangju Universiade, scoring a goal against Mexico, and obtaining the bronze medal.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MyNavi Sendai 2017 Nadeshiko League 10 0 3 0 7 0 – 20 0
2018 Nadeshiko League 4 0 1 1 5 1 – 10 2
2019 Nadeshiko League 9 0 3 0 8 1 – 20 1
Total 23 0 7 1 20 2 – 50 3
Sassuolo 2020–21 Serie A 22 2 3 0 – – 25 2
2021–22 Serie A 20 1 2 1 – 1[c] 0 23 2
Total 42 3 5 1 – 1 0 48 4
Inter Milan 2022–23 Serie A 23 0 4 0 – – 27 0
Career total 88 3 16 2 20 2 1 0 125 7
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercoppa Italiana

References

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  2. ^ "Mihashi e Parisi: due vecchie amiche si sfidano in mezzo al campo". tuttocalciofemminile.com.
  3. ^ "Mihashi: "Match col Como? Siamo pronte"".
  4. ^ "MIHASHI: "INTER GRANDE CLUB, SEGUIVO LA SQUADRA GRAZIE A NAGATOMO!"". onefootball.com.
  5. ^ "セリエA 三橋眞奈選手が語るバール（BAR）と女子サッカー". targma.jp.
  6. ^ "sirene a centrocampo: a rischio Simonetti e Mihashi". footballnews24.it.
  7. ^ "サッスオーロで主軸、三橋眞奈がチームに別れ「私にとって家族のような存在」". sportsbull.jp.
  8. ^ "女子セリエAで日本人対決実現！インテルの三橋眞奈がローマの南萌華の眼前でアシスト記録". news.yahoo.co.jp.
  9. ^ "インテル、長友以来の日本人選手獲得を発表！MF三橋眞奈がクラブ史上初の日本人女子選手に". goal.com.
  10. ^ "イタリアセリエAで活躍中！三橋眞奈選手を応援しています！！". ameblo.jp.
  11. ^ "Mana Mihashi". Inter Milan Official. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Transfer Window, Signing Mana Mihashi". Sassuolo Official. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Mana Mihashi is a new Inter player". Inter Milan Official. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Juventus vs. Internazionale - 11 September 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  15. ^ "インテル三橋眞奈が現役引退を表明、今後は指導者の道へ「出会ったすべての人に感謝したい」". 超ワールドサッカー！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  16. ^ "Mana Mihashi retires from football: "I'm happy with my career. Proud to have been an example" | Inter.it". www.inter.it. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  17. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/mana-mihashi/663277/

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