Fūka Tsunoda
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| Date of birth | 24 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Brighton | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Urawa Reds | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Japan U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 september 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Fuka Tsunoda (角田 楓佳, Tsunoda Fūka; born 24 October 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
On 31 October 2021. Tsunoda made her WE League debut with Urawa Reds.[1][2]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 4 September 2025, it was announced that Brighton & Hove Albion had signed Tsunoda on undisclosed terms,[3] joining fellow country mates Kiko Seike and Moeka Minami. She is the sixth permanent signing at Brighton over the 2025 season summer transfer window. With head coach Dario Vidošić saying “We’re delighted to bring Fuka to the club. She has got good experience in a competitive league in Japan and has been playing regularly for Urawa this season".[4][5]
International career
She was called up to the Japan squad at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She played four matches and captained the group E match against Ghana.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2021–22[7] | WE League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[8] | WE League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[9] | WE League | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[10] | WE League | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2025–26[11] | WE League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 46 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Club Championship
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Champions League
Honours
Urawa Red Diamonds
- WE League: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Empress's Cup: 2024
- WE League Cup: 2022–23
- AFC Women's Club Championship: 2023
References
- ^ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | Urawa Reds Ladies" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Fuka Tsunoda joins Albion from Urawa Reds". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "WSL transfer deadline day and new season build-up". 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Brighton sign Japan midfielder Tsunoda". BBC Sport. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/108/288226/288227/400018314
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES". 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES". 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES". 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES". 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES". 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2026.