Chinatsu Kira

Chinatsu Kira
吉良知夏
Personal information
Full name	Chinatsu Kira
Date of birth	July 5, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth	Usuki, Oita, Japan
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Melbourne City
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2009
Senior career*
National team
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021

Chinatsu Kira (吉良知夏, Kira Chinatsu, born July 5, 1991) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Australian W-League club Melbourne City. She played for the Japanese national team.

Club career[]

Urawa Reds[]

Kira was born in Usuki on July 5, 1991. After graduating from high school, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2010. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2011 season.

Melbourne City[]

In December 2020, Kira joined Australian club Melbourne City to play for the first time outside of her home country.^[1]

National team career[]

In August 2008, Kira was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2008 U-17 World Cup. She played 3 games and scored 4 goals.^[2] On May 8, 2014, she debuted for Japan national team against New Zealand. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. She played 12 games and scored 5 goals for Japan in 2014.