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Fuka Nagano

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Fuka Nagano
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Japan
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Team
Urawa Reds Diamonds
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–16 Japan (under-17)
2017– Japan (under-20)

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Fuka Nagano (長野 風花, Nagano Fūka, born 9 March 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. In 2017, she was named Asian Young Footballer of the Year at the AFC Annual Awards.[1]

Playing career

International

Nagano competed with the Japan women's national under-17 football team at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.[2] She won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's top scorer in 2016.[3][4][5] She captained the team to the final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan[6] where they were defeated by North Korea in penalty kicks.[7] Nagano earned the Golden Ball award of the tournament.[4]

Nagano previously competed at the All Japan Youth (U-15) Women's Championship.[8]

Club

In 2014, Nagano played for Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan's top-division Nadeshiko League and helped the team win a league championship.[9][10][11]

In March 2018, Nagano signed for Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels on a one year contract.

Honors

  • 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Ball
  • 2016 AFC Asian Young Footballer of the Year
with Urawa Reds Women's

References

  1. "Fuka Nagano receives AFC Youth Player of the Year award | AFC". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  2. "Fuka Nagano busca el bicampeonato con Japón". nbcdeportes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. "Nagano and Navarro Jordan 2016's golden girls | New Zealand Football". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. 4.0 4.1 FIFA.com (2016-10-22). "Nagano: "Jamás soñé con el Balón de Oro"". FIFA.com (in español). Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  5. "Japan squad for Women's U-17 World Cup announced". JFA. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  6. "Nagano wants revenge as Japan and their captain pursue history together". Association Internationale de le Presse Sportive. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  7. FIFA.com (2016-10-22). "Emotional Nagano talks pain, prizes and penalties". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  8. "MINAMI Moeka & NAGANO Fuka: Hope they can take on challenges while enjoying – the 21st All Japan Youth (U-15) Women's Championship". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  9. "Summary – Nadeshiko League 1 – Japan – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  10. "[なでしこリーグ]浦和レッズレディース、引き分けも優勝をほぼ手中に収める|みんな@サッカー". minasaka.net (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  11. "アジア年間最優秀ユース選手に輝いた長野風花選手。未来へ羽ばたく次世代のヒロインが世界の舞台を経験して感じたこととは? | ジュニアサッカーを応援しよう!". jr-soccer.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2017-12-02.

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