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
Number 2
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‡
2002 Japan U-19
2005– Japan 94 (5)

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

‡ 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] In 2016 she began playing in the Australian W League for Canberra United.[6]

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.
  6. ↑ http://www.canberraunited.com.au/team
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