Kana Kitahara

Kana Kitahara (北原 佳奈, Kitahara Kana, born December 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Mynavi Vegalta Sendai. She played for Japan national team.

Kana Kitahara
北原 佳奈
Kitahara at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Kana Kitahara
Date of birth (1988-12-17) December 17, 1988
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mynavi Vegalta Sendai
Number 2
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 Vegalta Sendai 45 (2)
Total 138 (7)
National team
2013–2015 Japan 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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 L.League. In 2016, she moved to Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.[1]

National team career

On September 22, 2013, Kitahara debuted for 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.[2] She played 9 games for Japan until 2015.

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201310
201460
201520
Total90

References
  1. Mynavi Vegalta Sendai(in Japanese)
  2. FIFA
  3. List of match in 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)


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