# Kiko Seike

Kiko Seike (清家 貴子, Seike Kiko, born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team.

## Club career

On 4 July 2024, Seike signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on undisclosed terms. She made her competitive debut for the club in a 4–0 league match win against Everton on 21 September 2024, where she scored a hat-trick. She became the first player in Women's Super League history to score a hat-trick on her debut in the competition. She won the Women's Super League player of the month and the PFA WSL fans player of the month for September 2024.

## International career

Seike was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the match against Canada in October 2019, but she remained an unused substitute. She was called up again for the senior side for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship that same year. She would make her competitive debut for the national team on 11 December 2019 against Chinese Taipei, scoring her maiden senior side goal in the same match.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
On 14 June 2024, Seike was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Seike was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Urawa Reds | 2014 | Nadeshiko League | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 11 |
| Urawa Reds | 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 |
| Urawa Reds | 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Urawa Reds | 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Urawa Reds | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 4 |
| Urawa Reds | 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 8 |
| Urawa Reds | 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Urawa Reds | 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| Urawa Reds | 2022–23 | WE League | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 14 |
| Urawa Reds | 2023–24 | WE League | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 |
| Urawa Reds | Total | Total | 168 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 332 | 82 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 180 | 64 | 26 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 347 | 87 |
* ↑ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
* ↑ AFC Women's Club Championship

### International

    As of match played 13 July 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Japan | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| Japan | 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| Japan | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 7 |
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seike goal.
List of international goals scored by Kiko Seike :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2 | 23 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 3 | 22 February 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States | Canada | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 SheBelieves Cup |
| 4 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan | Argentina | 5–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan | Argentina | 8–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | India | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 7 | 6 April 2024 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2024 SheBelieves Cup |

## Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds
* WE League: 2022–23, 2023–24
Japan
* EAFF Women's Football Championship: 2022
Individual
* AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2023
* WE League Most Valuable Player Award: 2023–24
* WE League top scorer: 2023–24
* WSL Player of the Month: September 2024