Yukari Kinga

Yukari Kinga
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984
Place of birth Yokohama, Japan
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Defender Midfielder
Club information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 NTV Beleza 146 (30)
2011–2013 INAC Kobe Leonessa 42 (3)
2014 Arsenal 12 (0)
2015– INAC Kobe Leonessa
National team
2005– Japan 94 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:06, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Yukari Kinga (近賀ゆかり Kinga Yukari, born 2 May 1984) is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a defender for Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.[2]

In January 2014, INAC's general manager revealed that Kinga had agreed to join English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies[3] and in February she officially signed the contract.[4]

She resigned to INAC Kobe in early 2015.[5]

Career statistics

Club career

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NTV Beleza 2003 20644-2410
2004 14741-188
2005 18652-238
2006 14233-175
2007 2134021274
2008 20041-241
2009 21340-253
2010 1831061254
Total 1463029118218343
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2011 16140-201
2012 1823050242
2013 804250172
Total 423112100615
Career total 18833401318224448

International career

As of 9 August 2012

National teamYearApps !Goals
Japan200510
200620
2007160
2008191
200931
2010152
2011160
2012151
201310
201430
Total915

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 August 2008 Shanghai, China  Norway 1–1 1–5 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2. 1 August 2009 Montargis, France  France 0–3 0–4 Friendly Match
3. 6 February 2010 Chōfu, Japan  China PR 2–0 2–0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
4. 8 May 2010 Matsumoto, Japan  Mexico 1–0 4–0 Friendly Match
5. 1 April 2012 Sendai, Japan  United States 1–0 1–1 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honors

Japan national team

Silver Medal: 2012
Champion: 2011
Gold Medal: 2010
Champions: 2008, 2010

Club team

Champion (8): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Champion (8): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Champion: 2007, 2010, 2013

Individual

Best 11 (6): 2007–2012
Best Young Player: 2003
MVP: 2007(the First Cup)

References

  1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. Yunaki Kinga FIFA
  3. "Nadeshiko Japan’s Kawasumi to play for U.S. team". The Japan Times. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. "Club signs Yukari Kinga and Shinobu Ohno". arsenal.com. Arsenal L.F.C. 15 February 2014.
  5. "Kinga and Ohno return to INAC Kobe". shekicks.net. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

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