Fūka Nagano
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.
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Nagano in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fuka Nagano | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1999 | ||
| 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) |
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*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. 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. In 2022, she went overseas to join NWSL club North Carolina Courage during the midseason. At the end of the season, she left the club to join Liverpool in the Women's Super League.
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. 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.