About Yui Hasegawa

Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯, Hasegawa Yui, born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Japan national team. A versatile midfielder, she is capable of operating all across the midfield either as an attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.

Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and grew up in Toda, Saitama, Hasegawa played youth football with Tokyo Verdy Beleza before she began her career with the senior team in 2013. In 2021, Hasegawa joined AC Milan before moving to West Ham United at the end of 2020-21 Serie A season. She joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 after spending one season with West Ham United.

A full international since 2017, Hasegawa has represented Japan in the 2019 and 2023 FIFA World Cup, the 2020 Olympic Games, as well as the 2018 and 2022 AFC Asian Cup. As of November 2023, she had scored 18 goals in 75 appearances for Japan.