Nanase Kiryu

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.

National team statistics

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 May 2014 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 2–0 4–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup 2. 26 September 2014 Hwaseong, South Korea 6–0 9–0 2014 Asian Games 3. 9–0

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

Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014