Kana Kitahara (北原 佳奈, Kitahara Kana, born December 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Mynavi Sendai. She played for Japan national team.
![]() Kitahara at the 2015 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kana Kitahara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-12-17) December 17, 1988 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Mynavi 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 Sendai | 45 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 138 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Japan | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018 |
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]
On September 22, 2013, Kitahara debuted for the Japan national team against Nigeria. In 2014, she played at the 2014 Asian Games and Japan won second place. She was also played in the 2015 World Cup, in which Japan won second place.[2] She played nine games for Japan until 2015.
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 6 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Japan squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup runners-up | ||
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