Yoshino Nakashima
Japanese footballer (born 1999)
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Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋 淑乃, Nakashima Yoshino; born 27 July 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina[1] and the Japan women's national team.
Date of birth
27 July 1999
Place of birth
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height
1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Tokai Univ. Seisho High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018−2020 | Orca Kamogawa FC | 40 | (15) |
| 2021− | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 82 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Japan | 11 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Her main battle field is the left side, and her skillful dribbling moves are reminiscent of Kaoru Mitoma, a member of the Japan men's national team, so she has been featured on the league's official YouTube channel as the "WE League's Mitoma".
Club career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orca Kamogawa FC | 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 11 | |||
| Total | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 57 | 15 | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | WE League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | WE League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | WE League | - | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | 12 | 8 | ||
| Total | 82 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 8 | – | 115 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 122 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 8 | – | 172 | 41 | |||
- Includes Empress's Cup
- Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup
- Includes the AFC Women's Club Championship
International
- As of match played 26 October 2023
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakashima goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  India |
1–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2 | 2–0 |
