Fūka Nagano
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Fūka Nagano (長野 風花, Nagano Fūka, born 9 March 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Japan national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fuka Nagano[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Urawa Reds | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Urawa Reds | 23 | (0) |
2018 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 21 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 34 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Mynavi Sendai | 20 | (0) |
2022 | North Carolina Courage | 11 | (2) |
2023– | Liverpool | 24 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2016 | Japan U17 | 31 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Japan U20 | 20 | (2) |
2018– | Japan | 33 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 17 December 2023 (UTC) |
Nagano begun her senior career with Urawa Reds in 2014. She joined WK league club Hyundai Steel Red Angels in 2018.[2] She then returned to Japan and played for the Division 2 side Chifure AS Elfen Saitama before joining Mynavi Sendai for the inaugural WE League season.[3] In 2022, she went overseas to join NWSL club North Carolina Courage during the midseason.[4] At the end of the season, she left the club to join Liverpool in the Women's Super League.[5]
Nagano has represented Japan at every youth level and has won both the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with her country. In 2017, she was named Asian Young Footballer of the Year at the AFC Annual Awards.[6] In 2018, she made her senior international debut for Japan in a friendly match. She has since represented Japan in the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and FIFA Women's World Cup.