Everton Women make fourth summer signing | OneFootball

Everton have completed their fourth signing of the summer with the arrival of full-back Hikaru Kitagawa.

The experienced Japan international joins the club from Swedish side BK Häcken and will wear the number 13 shirt for the Toffees.

Kitagawa has represented her country in the Olympics as well as in the successful 2025 SheBelieves Cup campaign.

Speaking about the move, the 28-year-old said: "I’m very excited to play for Everton. I decided to join this team because I watched them last season and spoke to the head coach.

"Before I signed, I had a chat with Honoka [Hayashi] and she told me about the Club. I felt that Everton is a club with a warm atmosphere. It is a comfortable and friendly place and I am really happy to be a member of this club now.

"It is also great we will play at Goodison Park. It is a new start for the girls to use this stadium and I’m really happy to come here and play with them."

The signing of Kitagawa follows earlier arrivals of Rosa van Gool, Ornella Vignola, and Rion Ishikawa.