Nanase Kiryu

is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Nanase Kiryu

Kiryu in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Nanase Kiryu
Date of birth	(1989-10-31) October 31, 1989
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team	Changnyeong WFC
Youth career
2007	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2013	Nippon TV Beleza	94	(25)
2014	Sky Blue FC	16	(0)
2014–2015	Nippon TV Beleza	18	(2)
2016	Guangdong Haiyin
2017–2019	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2020–	Changnyeong WFC
National team
2010–2014	Japan	16	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2015 season

Biography

Kiryu was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on October 31, 1989. From 2007, she played for Nippon TV Beleza in Nadeshiko League. During her career with the team, she scored 25 goals in her 94 appearances. In February 2014, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League, where she played for one season before returning to Nippon TV Beleza. In January 2016, Kiryu signed with Chinese Division 2 club Guangdong Haiyin, in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. In 2017, she returned to Japan and joined Okayama Yunogo Belle.

On January 13, 2010, Kiryu debuted for the Japan national team against Denmark. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 16 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2014.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	3	0
2011	0	0
2012	2	0
2013	1	0
2014	10	3
Total	16	3