Uno Shiragaki

Uno Shiragaki
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies 73 (3)
2026– North Carolina Courage 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Japan U-17
2023 Japan U-19
2024 Japan U-20
2025– Japan 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 February 2026

Uno Shiragaki (born 11 October 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Club career

On 9 March 2026, the NWSL's North Carolina Courage announced the signing of Shiragaki on a three-year contract, making a Japanese trio at the club alongside Manaka Matsukubo and Shinomi Koyama.[1]

International career

Shiragaki represented Japan's youth national teams at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, reaching the final at the latter tournament.[2] She was called up to the senior national team for the first time as an injury replacement for Hikaru Kitagawa in October 2025.[3]

Honors

Japan U-20

References

  1. ^ "なでしこジャパン新星の20歳DF、アメリカ移籍決定で"日本人トリオ"誕生へ！「やる気！元気！白垣！」". qoly.jp (in Japanese). 10 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Japan "cannot afford to lose again"". FIFA. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ "白垣うの、なでしこジャパンデビューなるか！？ WEリーグがプレー集を投稿。ノルウェー女子代表と欧州遠征第2戦で対戦" (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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