Kana Kitahara

Kana Kitahara
Kitahara at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Kana Kitahara
Date of birth (1988-12-17) December 17, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Mynavi Sendai
Youth career
2004–2006 Fujieda Junshin High School
2007–2010 Kanto Gakuen University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Albirex Niigata 93 (5)
2016– Mynavi Sendai 58 (3)
National team
2013–2015 Japan 9 (0)
Honours
Albirex Niigata
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2011
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2013
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2015
Representing  Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season

Kana Kitahara (北原 佳奈, Kitahara Kana, born December 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

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Kitahara was born in Fujieda on December 17, 1988. After graduating from Kanto Gakuen University, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2011. She played 93 games in Nadeshiko League. In 2016, she moved to Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (later Mynavi Sendai).[1]

On September 22, 2013, Kitahara debuted for the Japan national team against Nigeria. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Games and Japan won 2nd place. She was also a member for 2015 World Cup which Japan won 2nd place. She played 9 games for Japan until 2015.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 6 0
2015 2 0
Total 9 0

References

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  1. Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (in Japanese)
  2. List of match in 2013, 2014, 2015 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

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