University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Soccer Roster
Honoka Hamano
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Futaba Mirai
- Hometown:
- Tokyo, Japan
United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Third Team (2025)
Second Team All-Big 12 (2025)
AAC All-Rookie Team (2023)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024, 2025)
2025 (UCF): Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Third Team...Named to Second Team All-Big 12...Played in all 21 matches with 19 starts, tallying 1,295 minutes...Ranked second on team in assists, and third in points, goals, shots, and shots on goal...Scored winning goal against FAU (Aug. 17)...Assisted on goal against LSU (Aug. 24)...Scored winning goal at North Florida (Sept. 11)...Assisted on goal at Arizona State (Sept. 28)...Scored winning goal against Utah (Oct. 2)...Scored goal at Houston (Oct. 19)...Assisted on goal against Baylor (Oct. 23)...Assisted on both goals in win against BYU (Oct. 27)...Assisted on goal against Maine in NCAA Tournament first round (Nov. 14)...Tallied 22 shots with 10 on frame...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2024 (UCF): Played in 13 matches with 12 starts, tallying 807 minutes...Led team in assists...Ranked second on team in points and goals, third in shots on goal, and fourth in shots...Scored goal and assisted on two in UCF debut against FAU (Aug. 15)...Assisted on goal against Arizona State (Sept. 22)...Assisted on equalizer in tie at Kansas State (Sept. 29)...Scored goal against Arizona (Oct. 10)...Tallied 14 shots with six on frame...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023 (Memphis): Named to AAC All-Rookie Team...Played in 20 matches with 13 starts, tallying 1,098 minutes...Ranked third on team in assists...Notched first collegiate assist against SMU (Sept. 28)...Scored first collegiate goal against UAB (Oct. 19)...Scored goal and assisted on two against Temple, earning AAC Rookie of the Week honors (Oct. 22)...Assisted on winning goal against Charlotte in AAC Tournament quarterfinal (Nov. 2)...Tallied 18 shots with seven on frame.
Prior to Memphis: Played for JFA Academy Fukushima, leading team to back-to-back league titles in 2020 and 2021...Appeared for Japanese U14 and U15 National Teams at 2018 CFA International Women's Youth Football Tournament Weifang and 2019 EAFF U15 Girls' Football Festival...Called into the Japanese Youth National Team Elite Program Women's U14 Expedition to China and the U15 Japan Women's Selective Expedition to Korea.
Personal: Born May 27, 2004...Daughter of Minako and Takehiko Hamano...Mother played professional soccer in Japan...Majoring in Business.
Second Team All-Big 12 (2025)
AAC All-Rookie Team (2023)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024, 2025)
2025 (UCF): Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Third Team...Named to Second Team All-Big 12...Played in all 21 matches with 19 starts, tallying 1,295 minutes...Ranked second on team in assists, and third in points, goals, shots, and shots on goal...Scored winning goal against FAU (Aug. 17)...Assisted on goal against LSU (Aug. 24)...Scored winning goal at North Florida (Sept. 11)...Assisted on goal at Arizona State (Sept. 28)...Scored winning goal against Utah (Oct. 2)...Scored goal at Houston (Oct. 19)...Assisted on goal against Baylor (Oct. 23)...Assisted on both goals in win against BYU (Oct. 27)...Assisted on goal against Maine in NCAA Tournament first round (Nov. 14)...Tallied 22 shots with 10 on frame...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2024 (UCF): Played in 13 matches with 12 starts, tallying 807 minutes...Led team in assists...Ranked second on team in points and goals, third in shots on goal, and fourth in shots...Scored goal and assisted on two in UCF debut against FAU (Aug. 15)...Assisted on goal against Arizona State (Sept. 22)...Assisted on equalizer in tie at Kansas State (Sept. 29)...Scored goal against Arizona (Oct. 10)...Tallied 14 shots with six on frame...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023 (Memphis): Named to AAC All-Rookie Team...Played in 20 matches with 13 starts, tallying 1,098 minutes...Ranked third on team in assists...Notched first collegiate assist against SMU (Sept. 28)...Scored first collegiate goal against UAB (Oct. 19)...Scored goal and assisted on two against Temple, earning AAC Rookie of the Week honors (Oct. 22)...Assisted on winning goal against Charlotte in AAC Tournament quarterfinal (Nov. 2)...Tallied 18 shots with seven on frame.
Prior to Memphis: Played for JFA Academy Fukushima, leading team to back-to-back league titles in 2020 and 2021...Appeared for Japanese U14 and U15 National Teams at 2018 CFA International Women's Youth Football Tournament Weifang and 2019 EAFF U15 Girls' Football Festival...Called into the Japanese Youth National Team Elite Program Women's U14 Expedition to China and the U15 Japan Women's Selective Expedition to Korea.
Personal: Born May 27, 2004...Daughter of Minako and Takehiko Hamano...Mother played professional soccer in Japan...Majoring in Business.
Georgia Soccer NCAA First Round Postgame Interview
Friday, November 14
Georgia Women's Soccer SECs vs Kentucky Game Highlights
Wednesday, November 05
Georgia Soccer vs Auburn Post Game Interview
Sunday, October 19
Georgia Soccer vs Texas Game Highlights
Friday, October 17
