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My Take
Born in 2004 in Takaishi, a small coastal city in Osaka, Maika Hamano is the kind of player who quietly makes you pay attention. Japanese women's football had a massive cultural moment after the Nadeshiko Japan World Cup win in 2011, and kids her age grew up with that energy in the air — she's part of the generation that inherited that fire. She came up through the Cerezo Osaka Sakai academy and now plays for Chelsea and Japan, and there's something genuinely exciting about watching a young player from a mid-sized Osaka town chase a sport that demands everything from your legs and your head. I'm rooting for her.
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Overview
Maika Hamano is a Japanese football (soccer) player born on May 9, 2004, in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a Taurus born in the Year of the Monkey. She plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Japan national team, and made her WE League debut for INAC Kobe Leonessa in September 2021. She maintains an official Instagram account under the handle maika.059.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maika Hamano
- Name (Japanese)
- 浜野まいか
- Reading
- はまの まいか
- Born
- May 9, 2004 (age 22)
- Origin
- Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 165 cm
- Occupation
- Soccer player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Maika Hamano born?
Maika Hamano was born on May 9, 2004 and is 22 years old.
Where is Maika Hamano from?
Maika Hamano is from Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Maika Hamano do?
Maika Hamano works as Soccer player.
How tall is Maika Hamano?
Maika Hamano is 165 cm tall.
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