is a Japanese

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player. She plays for

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and Japan national team.

Club career

Kunitake was born in

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on January 10, 1997. After graduating from

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, she joined

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club

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in 2017. She became a regular player as center back and played all 18 matches in first season.

National team career

On July 29, 2018, Kunitake debuted for Japan national team against

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.Japan Football Association
/ref> She played 3 games for Japan in 2018.

National team statistics

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1997 births Living people Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players WE League players Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara players Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies players Women's association football defenders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub