Japan forward Hinata Miyazawa, who scored five goals and earned the Golden Boot at the recently concluded Women's World Cup, is leaving her WE League club Mynavi Sendai to prepare for a move overseas, the club said Friday.
The 23-year-old World Cup debutant contributed to Nadeshiko Japan's strong run to the quarterfinals, including netting a brace in the team's 4-0 group-stage victory over eventual champion Spain.
Miyazawa became the second Japanese winner of the Women's World Cup Golden Boot and the first since Homare Sawa, who scored five goals during Japan's 2011 tournament triumph in Germany.
She has been with Sendai since 2021, when she moved from Tokyo Verdy Beleza, also in Japan's top flight.