Mao Itamura becomes Liverpool's fifth summer signing

Liverpool have completed their fifth signing of the summer window with the arrival of Japan youth international Mao Itamura.

The forward first made the move to European football from JFA Academy Fukushima to sign for Feyenoord at the start of 2025. Itamura quickly established herself with the Dutch club, scoring eight goals in 20 league games last season and being named the Eredivisie Player of the Year as well as representing her country at U20 level in the Asian Cup.

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Those performances have convinced Gareth Taylor and Liverpool who have now announced the signing of the 19-year-old.

"When I started playing soccer, one of my goals was to become a professional footballer. When I reached that goal, I wanted to play for my favourite team," Itamura said on her arrival at Liverpool.

"I'm really happy to have the opportunity to play in Liverpool, a big club."

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