Kiko Seike

On 4 July 2024, Seike signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on undisclosed terms. 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. She became the first player in Women's Super League history to score a hat-trick on her debut in the competition. She won the Women's Super League player of the month and the PFA WSL fans player of the month for September 2024. On 25 January 2026, it was announced that she had signed a new contract with Brighton. == International career ==

Seike 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. 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. On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. On 14 June 2024, Seike was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. == Career statistics ==

Club International :''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seike goal.'' == Honours ==

Urawa Red Diamonds • WE League: 2022–23, 2023–24 • Nadeshiko League Division 1: 2014, 2020 • Empress's Cup: 2021, 2024 • AFC Women's Club Championship: 2023 • WE League Cup: 2022–23 • Nadeshiko League Cup: 2017 Japan • EAFF Women's Football Championship: 2022 • SheBelieves Cup: 2025 Individual • AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2023 • WE League Most Valuable Player Award: 2023–24 ==References==