Taiga Hata

Taiga Hata
畑大雅
Personal information
Full name	Taiga Hata
Date of birth	20 January 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions	Wing-back; winger;
Team information
Current team	Sint-Truiden
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2010	Matsubayashi Shonen
2011–2016	AZ'86 Tokyo Ome
2017–2019	Ichiritsu Funabashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2025	Shonan Bellmare
2025–	Sint-Truiden
International career
2018–2019	Japan U17
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026

Taiga Hata (畑大雅, Hata Taiga; born 20 January 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a wing-back or as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.

Career

Shonan Bellmare

On 30 August 2019, it was announced that Hata would join Shonan Bellmare from the 2020 season.

Sint-Truiden

On 4 July 2025, Sint-Truiden announced the signing of Hata.

International career

Hata was part of the Japan U-17 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Personal life

Born in Japan, Hata is of American descent through his grandfather, an American soldier stationed in Japan.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shonan Bellmare	2020	J1 League	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	17	0
	2021	J1 League	22	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	27	0
	2022	J1 League	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
	2023	J1 League	23	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
	2024	J1 League	30	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	4
	2025	J1 League	20	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	24	0
	Total		128	4	4	0	17	0	0	0	149	4
Sint-Truiden	2025–26	Belgian Pro League	32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	2026–27	Belgian Pro League	7	0	0	0	—		1	0	8	0
	Total		39	1	1	0	—		1	0	41	1
Career total			167	5	5	0	17	0	1	0	190	5

References

↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
↑ "市立船橋高校畑大雅選手 2020シーズン加入内定のお知らせ" [Announcement of the decision to sign Taiga Hata of Funabashi Municipal High School for the 2020 season]. www.bellamre.co.jp (in Japanese).
↑ Belgian, Get; read, Dutch Football News·1 min (4 July 2025). "Sint Truiden bring in Japanese left back from Shonan Bellmare". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Jun Nishikawa, Tangshan, and Ayase are selected properly! U-17 Japan National Team members fighting the U-17 World Cup announced" (in Japanese). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
↑ "市船橋からＪリーグへ". 8 October 2019.
↑ Taiga Hata at Soccerway

External links

Taiga Hata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[7] Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup

[8] Includes J.League Cup

[UEL-9] Appearance in UEFA Europa League

[1] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.

[2] "市立船橋高校畑大雅選手 2020シーズン加入内定のお知らせ" [Announcement of the decision to sign Taiga Hata of Funabashi Municipal High School for the 2020 season]. www.bellamre.co.jp (in Japanese).

[3] Belgian, Get; read, Dutch Football News·1 min (4 July 2025). "Sint Truiden bring in Japanese left back from Shonan Bellmare". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "Jun Nishikawa, Tangshan, and Ayase are selected properly! U-17 Japan National Team members fighting the U-17 World Cup announced" (in Japanese). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[5] "市船橋からＪリーグへ". 8 October 2019.

[6] Taiga Hata at Soccerway