Photo: James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I'll be honest, I could watch Yui Hasegawa knit a midfield together all day. She's the kind of player who never looks rushed, the ball seems to stick to her in tight spaces, and then she just slips a pass through a gap you didn't know was there. Born in Miyagi in 1997, she's grown into one of those quietly essential Nadeshiko midfielders, the brainy metronome rather than the highlight-reel goal poacher, and I love that. There's a real understated craft to how she controls tempo and finds angles, the sort of thing you only fully appreciate once you've watched a few full matches. Give me a smart, calm technician who makes everyone around her play better, and I'm sold. I'll happily root for her for years.
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Overview
Yui Hasegawa is a Japanese women's soccer player born on January 29, 1997, in Miyagi Prefecture. She attended Nihon University and is known as a technically intelligent midfielder. Active on social media, she maintains public Instagram and X accounts. She plays for Manchester City in the Women's Super League and captains the Japan national team.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yui Hasegawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 長谷川唯
- Reading
- はせがわ ゆい
- Born
- January 29, 1997 (age 29)
- Origin
- Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 156 cm
- Occupation
- Soccer player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Nihon University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
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 Yui Hasegawa born?
Yui Hasegawa was born on January 29, 1997 and is 29 years old.
Where is Yui Hasegawa from?
Yui Hasegawa is from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yui Hasegawa do?
Yui Hasegawa works as Soccer player.
How tall is Yui Hasegawa?
Yui Hasegawa is 156 cm tall.
Where did Yui Hasegawa study?
Yui Hasegawa attended Nihon University.
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