Nanase Kiryu

Nanase Kiryu (木龍 七瀬) is a Japanese footballer playing as a forward. She plays for Changnyeong WFC in the WK League. She has also played for the Japan national team.

Club career
Kiryu was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 31 October 1989. From 2007, she played for Nippon TV Beleza in Japan's first-division L.League. During her career with the team, she scored 25 goals in her 94 appearances. In February 2014, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League, where she played for one season before returning to Beleza. In January 2016, Kiryu signed with Chinese Division 2 club Guangdong Haiyin, located in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. In 2017, she returned to Japan and joined Okayama Yunogo Belle.

National team career
On 13 January 2010, Kiryu debuted for Japan national team against Denmark. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 16 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2014.

Honors and awards
Individual
 * L.League Best XI: 2013

Club
 * L.League Division 1 League Champions: 2008, 2010
 * L.League Division 1 League Runners-up: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
 * Empress's Cup: 2008, 2009
 * Nadeshiko League Cup: 2007, 2010, 2012
 * Japan/Korea Women's League Championship: 2011