Fuka Tsunoda

Fuka Tsunoda

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brighton
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	Urawa Reds	41	(3)
2025–	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Japan FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up Colombia 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025

Fuka Tsunoda (born 24 October 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career

On 31 October 2021. Tsunoda made her WE League debut with Urawa Reds. ^{[1] [2]}

Brighton

On 4th September. It was announced that Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. had signed Japanese midfielder Fuka Tsunoda on undisclosed terms ^[3] , joining fellow country mates Seike and Minami. Making her the sixth permanent signing at Brighton over the summer transfer window. With head coach Dario Vidošić saying “We’re delighted to bring Fuka to the club. She has got good experience in a competitive league in Japan and has been playing regularly for Urawa this season". ^[4]

References

1. "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
2. "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | Urawa Reds Ladies" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
3. "Fuka Tsunoda joins Albion from Urawa Reds". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
4. "WSL transfer deadline day and new season build-up". 4 September 2025.