Kiko Seike
Japanese footballer (born 1996)
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Kiko Seike[3] (清家 貴子, Seike Kiko; IPA: [seːke kiko]; born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Urawa Reds[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2024 | Urawa Reds | 168 | (59) |
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Japan U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2019– | Japan | 36 | (13) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 March 2026 | |||
Club career
On 4 July 2024, Seike signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on undisclosed terms.[4][5] She made her competitive debut for the club in a 4–0 league match win against Everton on 21 September 2024, where she scored a hat-trick.[6] She became the first player in Women's Super League history to score a hat-trick on her debut in the competition.[7] She won the Women's Super League player of the month and the PFA WSL fans player of the month for September 2024.[8][9] On 25 January 2026, it was announced that she had signed a new contract with Brighton.[10]
International career
Seike was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the match against Canada in October 2019, but she remained an unused substitute.[11] She was called up again for the senior side for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship that same year. She would make her competitive debut for the national team on 11 December 2019 against Chinese Taipei, scoring her maiden senior side goal in the same match.[12]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[13]
On 14 June 2024, Seike was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2014 | Nadeshiko League | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||
| 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | WE League | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | |
| Total | 168 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 232 | 82 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 20 | 9 | ||
| Total | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 71 | 28 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 273 | 97 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 March 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seike goal.
Honours
Urawa Red Diamonds
- Nadeshiko League Division 1: 2014, 2020
- Empress's Cup: 2021, 2024
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2017
Japan
Individual