Suzu Amano

Suzu Amano
天野 紗
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004
Place of birth Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Kobe Leonessa 34 (0)
2024–2025 Hammarby 4 (1)
2025 → Växjö (loan) 18 (3)
2026 Växjö 13 (1)
2026– Birmingham City 0 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-upColombia 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026

Suzu Amano (天野 紗, Amano Suzu; born 18 February 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Women's Super League club Birmingham City.

Club career

Kobe Leonessa

Amano made her WE League debut on 12 September 2021.[1]

Hammarby

Amano was presented by Swedish club Hammarby IF on 26/6 2024[2].

Loan to Växjö

For the 2025 season, Amano was on loan to the Damallsvenskan team Växjö. In which she managed to score 3 goals and 2 assists in 18 games.

Växjö

At the end of 2025 the club announced that Amano had signed a two-year contract with them.[3] In early August it was reported in Swedish local newspaper Smålandsposten that Amano was prohibited to play due to visa related issues. However, on August 7th, hours before Växjö's match against fellow Damallsvenskan team FC Rosengård, it was reported that she was cleared to play.[4] She was later sold to Birmingham City at the end of August, setting a new reported record outgoing sale for Växjö.[5]

Birmingham City

On 28 August 2026, Amano moved to England to join Women's Super League side Birmingham City.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hammarby värvar japansk talang".
  3. ↑ "Officiellt: Växjö värvar Amano från Hammarby". 14 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Amano stoppad från spel". Smålandsposten. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Säljer japanskan – ny rekordförsäljning". Aftonbladet. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham City sign Japanese midfielder Amano". Yahoo.com Sports. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
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