Juri Kawano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 12[1] | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 48[1] | (8) |
| 2023– | NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls | 33[1] | (17) |
| International career | |||
| Japan U20 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juri Kawano (born 16 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nadeshiko League Division 1 club NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls. She is a former WE League player.
Kawano played for the Waseda University's football team and is their key player. In 2015, she scored two goals as a first-year student in the 2015 All Japan Women's University Football Championship. That year, she achieved a treble, winning the Kanto University Women's Soccer League, Kanto Women's Soccer League, and Kanto Women's Soccer Championship.[2][3]In a media interview, it was revealed that she started playing football because of influence from her father and brother.[4]
In the 2017 Empress's Cup, she led Waseda against the professional team INAC Kobe Leonessa and scored a decisive goal, helping Waseda eliminate the professional team from the competition.[5][6]
In 2018, she led Waseda to win the Kanto University Women's Soccer League again, scoring 18 goals in the process, and became the top scorer in the league. She was described as an ace striker by 4years, an affiliate media of Asahi Shimbun focusing on high school and college sports.[7]