Fukina Mizuno

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Fukina Mizuno
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 24
Youth career
2016-2018 Otemon Gakuin  [ ja ]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019-present INAC Kobe Leonessa 53 (7)
International career
2019 Japan U19 2
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fukina Mizuno (born 31 January 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.

Career

After graduation from (Otemon Gakuin  [ ja ]), Fukina Mizuno joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2019. [1] She was also selected into the U19 Japan National Football team and played in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship. [2] [3] [4] [5]

In season 2020-2021, Mizuno was awarded the Nadeshiko League Division 1 Rookie of the Year. [6] [7] [8]

In the inaugural 2021-2022 season of the WE League, she contributed to the team's championship by playing in 16 matches. In 2022, she was selected as one of the top five crossers in the WE League.

However, she suffered from torn anterior cruciate ligament in December 2022. [8] The injury caused her to miss much of season 2022-2023. In September 2024, Mizuno fully recovered from her injury and started playing for INAC Kobe, scoring goal in her first appearance in the season. [9] [10] Sun Television described the match as "Mizuno's resurrection". [11]

In season 2024-2025, Mizuno scored decisive goals and assists, and was voted into the list of best players of the year in the WE League Award by players and coaches of the 12 league teams. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

References

  1. "ニュース : 【2019 シーズン 新加入選手内定のお知らせ】". INAC神戸 レオネッサ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  2. "アメリカ遠征に臨むU-19女子日本代表23人が発表! U-19アメリカ代表と2試合". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. "ヤングなでしこが難敵・韓国に2-0で完勝。鮮やかなゴールを支える2試合無失点の堅守(松原渓) - エキスパート". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. "7-0でオーストラリアに圧勝のヤングなでしこ。U-20女子W杯出場権獲得、アジア王者に王手(松原渓) - エキスパート". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  5. "18歳FW大澤春花が逆転ゴール!U-19日本女子、メキシコに勝利". 高校サッカードットコム. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  6. "今後も起こるか大型移籍 新リーグ開幕控え、女子サッカーの勢力図が変動 | AERA DIGITAL(アエラデジタル)". AERA DIGITAL(アエラデジタル) (in Japanese). 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  7. "浦和・菅沢、初の最優秀選手 なでしこリーグ年間表彰式". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  8. 1 2 "女王奪還目指すI神戸に痛手…MF水野蕗奈が左ヒザ前十字じん帯損傷で再離脱 昨季に続く同箇所負傷". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  9. "大けが乗り越え658日ぶりのリーグ戦先発で初得点 INAC神戸の水野蕗奈 王者・浦和L戦で決勝弾 | ラジトピ ラジオ関西トピックス". ラジトピ (in Japanese). 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  10. "[U18関西]INAC神戸、水野蕗奈(追手門学院OG)がWEリーグ優秀選手賞を受賞". みなサカ (in Japanese). 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  11. "【INAC神戸】宿敵・浦和に勝利!、水野蕗奈が"復活弾"". サンテレビニュース. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  12. "勝ち点1差の上位3チームに明暗…東京NB&I神戸は同勝ち点で最終節へ! 浦和は痛恨ドローで3連覇が事実上消滅【SOMPO WEリーグ】". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  13. "上位勢追うS広島Rが上野真実のロングシュートなどで後半戦初白星! 首位・I神戸は太田美月の2ゴールなどで快勝、N相模原は今季初の連勝達成【SOMPO WEリーグ】". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  14. "成宮唯の2得点でI神戸が首位キープ! 東京NB、浦和も勝利で3位まで2pt差は変わらず【SOMPO WEリーグ】". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  15. "2024-25シーズンのWEリーグ優秀選手賞32名が発表! 川澄奈穂美、高橋はな、眞城美春らが選出! | Goal.com 日本". www.goal.com (in Japanese). 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  16. "WEリーグ優秀選手賞32名が発表! I神戸と浦和から最多8名…川澄奈穂美や眞城美春も選出". サッカーキング (in Japanese). 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-09-04.