is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Japan national team.
Club career Fujino begun her youth career with Nippon TV Menina, the youth academy of Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Unable to progress through the youth rank, she left the team and instead went on to Jumonji High School. She rejoined Tokyo Verdy Beleza upon her graduation from high school.
Fujino made her WE League debut on 16 October 2021. On 2 August 2024, she signed a three-year deal with Women's Super League side Manchester City. She scored her first goal for the club during a 3-2 UEFA Champions League win against St. Pölten on 16 October 2024.
In the first home game of the 2025–26 season, Fujino assisted the winning goal to make it 2–1 against Brighton.
International career In July 2022, Fujino was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2022 U-20 World CupU-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 (8/7-28@Costa Rica) Japan Football Association where Japan were the runners-up.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. On July 26, 2023, she scored her first World Cup goal against Costa Rica in the 2nd round of the 2023 FIFA World Cup Group C, becoming the youngest Japanese goal scorer (19 years and 180 days) in the World Cup for both men and women.
On 14 June 2024, Fujino was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Fujino was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTokyo Verdy Beleza2021–22WE League1040000—1042022–23WE League20114343—28172023–24WE League2192152—2812Total51246495006633Manchester City2024–25Women's Super League1711031822942025–26Women's Super League1654220—2272026–27Women's Super League5000—2070Total38652511025811Career total893011614610212444
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan20224020231432024952025912026103Total4612
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fujino goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Aoba FujinoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 July 2023Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan4–05–0Friendly226 July 2023Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup330 November 2023Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil1–03–4Friendly428 February 2024Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 2–0 2–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament53 June 2024Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain 3–1 4–1 Friendly613 July 2024Kanazawa Stadium, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan4–04–0MS&AD Cup726 July 2024Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 1–01–22024 Summer Olympics826 October 2024Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan2–04–0 Friendly929 November 2025Peace Stadium, Nagasaki, Japan3–03–01010 March 2026Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia3–04–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup11 6 June 2026 Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan 4–05–0 Friendly125–0
Honours Tokyo Verdy Beleza Empress's Cup: 2022 Manchester City
Women's Super League: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup: 2025–26
Japan U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2022
Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2026 SheBelieves Cup: 2025
Individual 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Bronze Boot WE League Best XI: 2022–23 WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22、2022–23
References
External links
Japan Football Association