Already impressing in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024, the gifted forward’s passion for football is immense, as is her determination to bang in goals.
It is easy to mistake Hijikata as an average teenager, but on the field, the Tokyo Verdy striker is as deadly as her predecessors – Mana Iwabuchi and Yuki Nagasato – who once played for the Japan WE League side. .....
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