Kana Osafune

Kana Osafune
Personal information
Full name Kana Osafune
Date of birth (1989-10-16) October 16, 1989
Place of birth Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Urawa Reds
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– Urawa Reds 92 (8)
International career
2008 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2010–2015 Japan 15 (2)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Runner-upNadeshiko League2011
Urawa Reds
WinnerNadeshiko League2020
Runner-upNadeshiko League2019
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2017
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2019
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2020
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of the 2020 season

Kana Osafune (長船 加奈, Osafune Kana; born October 16, 1989) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

After graduating from high school, she joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2008. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 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.

In November 2008, Osafune was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2008 U-20 World Cup. On January 13, 2010, she debuted for the Japan national team against Denmark. 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.

Statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201030
201100
201210
201340
201462
201510
Total152

References

  1. ↑ List of match in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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