Manchester City sign Japanese international forward Fujino | OneFootball

Manchester City have completed the signing of Japanese international forward Aoba Fujino on a three-year deal.

WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Cityzens this morning.

Fujino joins Manchester City from Japanese WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza where she has spent her entire senior career to date. The 20-year-old attacker has netted an impressive 33 goals in 66 games for Beleza in all competitions at first team level. She was an Empress’s Cup winner with the club in 2022.

On the international stage, Fujino has been capped by Japan on 24 occasions while she has scored seven goals for her country. Fujino was named in the Nadeshiko squads for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 and for this summer’s Olympic Games.

After completing her move to Manchester City, Fujino said “In the league, this is a top-level club both physically and technically. That is something that I find very appealing, the size of the team and the organisation. It’s very important to play in this kind of environment.

“This is a very big club with a lot of history, so I’m really excited to come here.”

Fujino becomes Manchester City’s third summer signing following the recent additions of attacker Vivianne Miedema and full-back Risa Shimizu.