Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2010 | NTV Beleza | 146 | (30) |
2011–2013 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 42 | (3) |
2014 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
2015– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
2016– | Canberra | 12 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2002 | Japan U-19 | ||
2005– | Japan | 94 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:06, 4 June 2015 (UTC) |
Yukari Kinga (近賀ゆかり Kinga Yukari?, born 2 May 1984) is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a defender for Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.
In January 2014, INAC's general manager revealed that Kinga had agreed to join English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies and in February she officially signed the contract.
She resigned to INAC Kobe in early 2015. In 2016 she began playing in the Australian W League for Canberra.