Yukari Kinga

is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kinga was born in Yokohama on May 2, 1984. After graduating from Shonan Gakuin High School, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2003. She was playing as attacking midfielder and right-winger. In 2003 season, she was selected Best Young Player awards. From 2007, she was converted to right-sideback. The club won Nadeshiko League championship 5 times. In 2011, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa with international player Homare Sawa, Shinobu Ohno and Chiaki Minamiyama for due to financial strain at the club. At INAC Kobe Leonessa, the club won Nadeshiko League championship for 3 years in a row (2011–2013). She was selected Best Eleven for 6 years in a row (2007–2012). In 2014, she moved to Arsenal. She re-signed with INAC Kobe Leonessa in early 2015. From 2016, she played for Canberra United, Melbourne City and Orca Kamogawa FC. In 2021, she signed with new club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.Sanfrecce Hiroshima

In August 2002, Kinga was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. On March 29, 2005, she debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. She was playing as attacking midfielder and right-winger. From 2007, she was converted to right-back by manager Hiroshi Ohashi and she became a regular player. Japan won the 2011 World Cup in which Kinga played in the final, came second in the 2015 World Cup and gained a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played 100 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2016.

Statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNippon TV Beleza200320644-2410200414741-188200518652-238200614233-17520072134021274200820041-241200921340-25320101831061254Total1463029118218343INAC Kobe Leonessa201116140-201Total16140-201Career total1623133118220344

Japan Football AssociationList of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association 
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals20051020062020071602008181200931201015220111702012151201310201440201550201630Total1005

References

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Japan Football Association

Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Japan women's international footballers
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
Category:INAC Kobe Leonessa players
Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Sportspeople from Yokohama