Kana Kitahara

Kana Kitahara
	Kitahara at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Kana Kitahara
Date of birth	December 17, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Mynavi Sendai
Youth career
2004–2006	Fujieda Junshin High School
2007–2010	Kanto Gakuen University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Albirex Niigata
2016–	Mynavi Sendai
National team
2013–2015	Japan
Honours
Albirex Niigata
Representing Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season

Kana Kitahara (北原佳奈, Kitahara Kana, born December 17, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

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 Nadeshiko League. In 2016, she moved to Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (later Mynavi Sendai).^[1]

On September 22, 2013, Kitahara debuted for the Japan national team against Nigeria. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Games and Japan won 2nd place. She was also a member for 2015 World Cup which Japan won 2nd place. She played 9 games for Japan until 2015.