Fuka Nagano

is a Japanese football player. She plays for Liverpool and for the Japan national team.

## Biography

Nagano was born in Edogawa, Tokyo on March 9, 1999. In 2014, she joined Urawa Reds from their youth team. She played 23 matches until 2017. In 2018, she moved to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. In 2019, she returned to Japan and joined division 2 club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. In 2021, she moved to Mynavi Sendai.

In 2014, when Nagano was 15 years old, she was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2014 U-17 World Cup. She played 5 matches and Japan won the champions. In 2016, she played at 2016 U-17 World Cup again. Japan won the 2nd place. She played all 6 matches and was selected Golden Ball award. In 2018, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played all 6 matches and scored a goal at the final. Japan won the champions.

On November 11, 2018, Nagano debuted for the Japan national team against Norway.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Urawa Reds|2014|Nadeshiko League|3|0|0|0|—|3|0||
|2015|Nadeshiko League|14|0|1|0|—|15|0||||
|2016|Nadeshiko League|5|0|1|0|8|1|14|1|||
|2017|Nadeshiko League|1|0|2|0|4|0|7|0|||
|Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels|2018|WK League|21|1|—|—|21|1||||
|rowspan="3"|Chifure AS Elfen Saitama|2019|Nadeshiko League Div. 2|16|1|4|0|8|0|28|1|
|2020|Nadeshiko League Div. 2|18|0|2|1|colspan="2"|—|20|1|||
|MyNavi Sendai|2021–22|WE League|20|0|1|0|colspan="2"|—|21|0||
|North Carolina Courage|2022|NWSL|11|2|colspan="2"|—|colspan="2"|—|11|2||
|rowspan="3"|Liverpool|2022–23|Women's Super League|11|0|1|0|1|0|13|0|
|2023–24|Women's Super League|4|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|||

### International

|National Team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Japan|2018|1|0|
|2021|2|0|||
|2022|13|1|||
|2023|13|0|||

- _Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagano goal._

|No.|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|19 July 2022|Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan||2–1|2–1|2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship|

## Honours

- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Nadeshiko League: 2014
- Empress's Cup runner-up: 2014
- Nadeshiko League Cup runner-up: 2017
**Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels**

- WK League: 2018
**Japan U17**
- AFC U-16 Women's Championship: 2013
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2014
**Japan U20**
- AFC U-19 Women's Championship: 2017
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2018
**Japan**

- EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2022

### Individual

- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2016
- Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016

## Other websites

- Japan Football Association

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Fuka Nagano
- **fullname**: Fuka Nagano
- **birth place**: Edogawa, Tokyo, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
- **position**: Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool
- **clubnumber**: 8
- **youthyears1**: 2013–2014
- **youthclubs1**: Urawa Reds Ladies, Urawa Reds
- **years1**: 2014–2017
- **clubs1**: Urawa Reds Ladies, Urawa Reds
- **caps1**: 23
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2018
- **clubs2**: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC, Hyundai Steel Red Angels
- **caps2**: 21
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 2019–2020
- **clubs3**: Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
- **caps3**: 34
- **goals3**: 1
- **years4**: 2021–2022
- **clubs4**: Mynavi Sendai Ladies, Mynavi Sendai
- **caps4**: 20
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2022
- **clubs5**: North Carolina Courage
- **caps5**: 11
- **goals5**: 2
- **years6**: 2023–
- **clubs6**: Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool
- **caps6**: 15
- **goals6**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 2013–2016
- **nationalteam1**: Japan women's national under-17 football team, Japan U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 31
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
- **nationalyears2**: 2017–2018
- **nationalteam2**: Japan women's national under-20 football team, Japan U20
- **nationalcaps2**: 20
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2018–
- **nationalteam3**: Japan women's national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps3**: 29
- **nationalgoals3**: 1
- **club-update**: 14:36, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
- **nationalteam-update**: 14:36, 26 October 2023 (UTC)