Sohgo Ichikawa
Hong Kong footballer
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Sohgo Ichikawa (Chinese: 趙聡悟; Japanese: 市川 聡悟 Ichikawa Sogō; born 30 July 2004) is a professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Born in Japan, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
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Ichikawa playing for Hong Kong in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sohgo Ichikawa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Kitchee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Kitchee | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Southern (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Southern (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Southern | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hong Kong U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Hong Kong U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Club career
In September 2020, Sohgo was promoted to the first team of Kitchee at the age of only 16.
On 12 July 2023, Sohgo joined Southern on loan for the 2023–24 season.[1]
On 20 September 2024, Sohgo was loaned to Southern again for the 2024–25 season.[2] After winning the title of the 2024–25 Hong Kong Sapling Cup, Southern chairman, Chan Man Chun, announced that Ichikawa would join the club on a permanent basis at the end of the season.[3]
International career
Youth level
In September 2019, Sohgo had represented Hong Kong U-16 during the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.
In October 2021, Sohgo was selected for the Hong Kong U-23 during the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers where he made his debut against Japan U-23.
In October 2021, Sohgo was selected for the Hong Kong U-20 during the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He scored a goal in the match against Timor-Leste U-20 but lost all 3 matches in the qualifiers.
Sohgo is called up for the Hong Kong U-23 preliminary squad once again for 2023 Merlion Cup held in Singapore from 24 to 26 March 2023 in preparation for the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2023.
Senior team
On 19 July 2022, Sohgo made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship against Japan at the age of only 17.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Southern (loan) | 2023–24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 5 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan |  Japan |
0–6 | 0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Notes
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- Appearances in the Senior Shield