Manami Nakano

Manami Nakano
Personal information
Full name	Manami Nakano
Date of birth	August 30, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
Youth career
2002–2004	Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Ohara Gakuen JaSRA
2007–2014	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2015–2017	Mynavi Vegalta Sendai
2017–2018	AC Nagano Parceiro
2019–2020	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
2021–	Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki
National team
2010–2013	Japan
Honours
Okayama Yunogo Belle
Mynavi Vegalta Sendai
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Manami Nakano (中野真奈美, Nakano Manami, born August 30, 1986) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Nakano was born in Hokkaido on August 30, 1986. After graduating from Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School, she joined Ohara Gakuen JaSRA (later AC Nagano Parceiro) in 2005. In 2007, she moved to Okayama Yunogo Belle and she played in 8 season. In 2015, she moved to Vegalta Sendai (later Mynavi Vegalta Sendai). The club won the 2nd place in 2015 season. In July 2017, she returned to AC Nagano Parceiro.^[1] In 2019, she moved to Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. In 2021, she moved to Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki.

On January 13, 2010, Nakano 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 12 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2013.