Chinatsu Kira

Chinatsu Kira (吉良 知夏, Kira Chinatsu, born July 5, 1991) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Australian W-League club Melbourne City. She played for the Japanese national team.

Chinatsu Kira
吉良 知夏
Personal information
Full name Chinatsu Kira
Date of birth (1991-07-05) July 5, 1991
Place of birth Usuki, Oita, Japan
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Youth career
2007–2009 Kamimura Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020 Urawa Reds 140 (51)
2020– Melbourne City 4 (0)
National team
2008 Japan U-17 3 (4)
2014 Japan 12 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021

Club career

Urawa Reds

Kira was born in Usuki on July 5, 1991. After graduating from high school, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2010. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2011 season.

Melbourne City

In December 2020, Kira joined Australian club Melbourne City to play for the first time outside of her home country.[1]

National team career

In August 2008, Kira was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2008 U-17 World Cup. She played 3 games and scored 4 goals.[2] On May 8, 2014, she debuted for Japan national team against New Zealand. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. She played 12 games and scored 5 goals for Japan in 2014.

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2014125
Total125

Honours
Japan

Winner

References
  1. "Melbourne City FC signs Japanese International Chinatsu Kira". Melbourne City. 21 December 2020.
  2. FIFA
  3. List of match in 2014 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)


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