Kana Kitahara
Kana Kitahara (北原 佳奈, Kitahara Kana, born December 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
![]() Kitahara at the 2015 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kana Kitahara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | December 17, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season |
Biography
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.
References
- Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (in Japanese)
- List of match in 2013, 2014, 2015 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
Other websites
- Kana Kitahara at FIFA
- Kana Kitahara at UEFA
- Kana Kitahara at Soccerway.com
- Kana Kitahara at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kana Kitahara at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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