About Fuka Nagano
Fūka Nagano (長野 風花, Nagano Fūka; IPA: [naꜜɡano ɸɯːka]; born 9 March 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Japan national team. Nagano begun her senior career with Urawa Reds in 2014. She joined WK league club Hyundai Steel Red Angels in 2018. She then returned to Japan and played for the Division 2 side Chifure AS Elfen Saitama before joining Mynavi Sendai for the inaugural WE League season. In 2022, she went overseas to join NWSL club North Carolina Courage during the midseason. At the end of the season, she left the club to join Liverpool in the Women's Super League. Nagano has represented Japan at every youth level and has won both the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with her country. In 2017, she was named Asian Young Footballer of the Year at the AFC Annual Awards. In 2018, she made her senior international debut for Japan in a friendly match. She has since represented Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2024 Paris Olympics, AFC Women's Asian Cup, and the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. Nagano scored her first goal for Liverpool on 14 March 2025, with the second goal in a 3–1 win over Manchester United at Anfield. She won the WK league in her lone season with the team.
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