Kana Osafune (長船 加奈, Osafune Kana, born October 16, 1989) is a Japanese football player. She plays for WE League club Mynavi Sendai and has previously also played for the Japan national team.

Kana Osafune
長船 加奈
Personal information
Full name Kana Osafune
Date of birth (1989-10-16) October 16, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Mynavi Sendai
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 TEPCO Mareeze 56 (1)
2011 Nippon TV Beleza 11 (0)
2012–2014 Vegalta Sendai 62 (7)
2015–2024 Urawa Reds 99 (9)
2015–2024 Mynavi Sendai
Total 190 (13)
International career
2008 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2010–2015 Japan 15 (2)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2011
Urawa Reds
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2017
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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After graduating from high school, she joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2008. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. In June, she moved to Nippon TV Beleza. In 2012, she moved to new club Vegalta Sendai. In 2013, she was selected Best Eleven. In 2015, she moved to Urawa Reds.

National team career

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In November 2008, Osafune was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2008 U-20 World Cup.[1] On January 13, 2010, she debuted for Japan national team against Denmark.[2] She was a member of Japan for 2010 Asian Games and Japan won the championship. She played 15 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2015.

Club statistics

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TEPCO Mareeze 2008 18 0 1 0 - 19 0
2009 21 1 3 0 - 24 1
2010 17 0 2 0 5 0 24 0
Total 56 1 6 0 5 0 67 1
Nippon TV Beleza 2011 11 0 3 1 - 14 1
Total 11 0 3 1 - 14 1
Vegalta Sendai 2012
Total
Career total 67 2 9 1 5 0 81 2

National team statistics

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[3]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 0
2011 0 0
2012 1 0
2013 4 0
2014 6 2
2015 1 0
Total 15 2

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 September 2014 ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendō, Japan   Ghana 4–0 5–0 Friendly
2. 29 September 2014 Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea   Vietnam 2–0 3–0 2014 Asian Games

References

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  1. ^ FIFA
  2. ^ Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
  3. ^ List of match in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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