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Fuka Nagano

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Fuka Nagano
Personal information
Full name Fuka Nagano
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
Club 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 15 (0)
National team
2013–2016 Japan U17 31 (5)
2017–2018 Japan U20 20 (2)
2018– Japan 29 (1)
Honours
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2014
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2014
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Winner WK League 2018
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 France
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Costa Rica
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jordan
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:36, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:36, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Fuka Nagano (長野 風花, Nagano Fuka, born March 9, 1999) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Liverpool and for the Japan national team.

Biography

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Nagano was born in Edogawa, Tokyo on March 9, 1999. In 2014, she joined Urawa Reds from their youth team. She played 23 matches until 2017. In 2018, she moved to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. In 2019, she returned to Japan and joined division 2 club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. In 2021, she moved to Mynavi Sendai.[1]

In 2014, when Nagano was 15 years old, she was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2014 U-17 World Cup. She played 5 matches and Japan won the champions. In 2016, she played at 2016 U-17 World Cup again. Japan won the 2nd place. She played all 6 matches and was selected Golden Ball award. In 2018, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played all 6 matches and scored a goal at the final. Japan won the champions.

On November 11, 2018, Nagano debuted for the Japan national team against Norway.

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Reds 2014 Nadeshiko League 3 0 0 0 3 0
2015 Nadeshiko League 14 0 1 0 15 0
2016 Nadeshiko League 5 0 1 0 8 1 14 1
2017 Nadeshiko League 1 0 2 0 4 0 7 0
Total 23 0 4 0 12 1 39 1
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2018 WK League 21 1 21 1
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 2019 Nadeshiko League Div. 2 16 1 4 0 8 0 28 1
2020 Nadeshiko League Div. 2 18 0 2 1 20 1
Total 34 1 6 1 8 0 48 2
MyNavi Sendai 2021–22 WE League 20 0 1 0 21 0
North Carolina Courage 2022 NWSL 11 2 11 2
Liverpool 2022–23 Women's Super League 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0
Career total 124 4 12 1 21 1 157 6

International

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As of match played 26 October 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2018 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 13 1
2023 13 0
Total 29 1
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagano goal.
List of international goals scored by Fuka Nagano
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  South Korea 2–1 2–1 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Urawa Red Diamonds

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Japan U17

Japan U20

Japan

Individual

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References

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  1. Mynavi Sendai(in Japanese)
  2. "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association".
  3. "Fuka Nagano player profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2016: Fuka Nagano". Asian Football Confederation. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

Other websites

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