Kiko Seike[3] (清家 貴子, Seike 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) | Forward,[2] Midfielder, Defender[1] | ||
| 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 | 9 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Japan U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2019– | Japan | 22 | (7) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 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]
International career
editSeike 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.[10] 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.[11]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | 332 | 82 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | |
| Career total | 177 | 64 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 343 | 87 | ||
- ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
- ^ AFC Women's Club Championship
International
edit- As of match played 13 July 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seike goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea |  Chinese Taipei
|
7–0 | 9–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2 | 23 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan | Chinese Taipei
|
3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 3 | 22 February 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States |  Canada
|
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 SheBelieves Cup |
| 4 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan |  Argentina
|
5–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 8–0 | |||||
| 6 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  India
|
6–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 7 | 6 April 2024 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States |  United States
|
1–0 | 1–2 | 2024 SheBelieves Cup |
Honours
editUrawa Red Diamonds
Japan
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b c "DF 清家 貴子". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b "11 FW 清家 貴子". Urawa Reds Ladies (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "SEIKE KIKO". AFC. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Kiko Seike joins Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
- ^ "Brighton sign Japan striker Kiko Seike". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Japan star Kiko Seike makes history in Women's Super League debut | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Kiko Seike: Brighton star's perfect WSL debut with hat-trick". BBC Sport. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Miller, Heather (10 October 2024). "Kiko Seike wins WSL Player of the Month". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Hanson, Charlie (15 October 2024). "Kiko Seike wins Fans' PFA Player of the Month". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "カナダと親善試合行うなでしこ、浦和LのDF清家貴子を追加招集". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "なでしこ９発大勝発進、新戦力清家ら３人代表初得点 - 日本代表 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "日程・結果". Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Japan - K. Seike - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
- ^ a b c "Football: Top-scorer Kiko Seike named WE League MVP". Mainichi Daily News. The Mainichi. 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Cookson, Charlotte (10 October 2024). "Barclays Women's Super League September player, manager and goal of the month announced". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
External links
edit- Kiko Seike at Soccerway
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