Sunaga swaps the NPL for A-League Women’s following Perth Glory move

The 2024 National Premier Leagues Women’s NSW’s Player of the Year, Miku Sunaga has been snapped up by Ninja A-League Women’s side Perth Glory for the 2024/25 season.

The 29-year-old arrives in Perth off the back of a stellar year in NSW’s top tier Women’s competition with the Macarthur Rams which culminated in her taking out the competition’s Player of the Year Award – this was on top of clinching both the Premiership and Championship.

Under current Glory Head Coach Stephen Peters, the Japanese star played a key role in driving Macarthur to three successive NPL Women’s NSW titles, making more than 70 appearances and scoring 24 goals along the way.

Having handed her the Rams’ Coach’s Player of the Year Award for the 2024 season, Peters has no doubt that Glory’s latest recruit has what it takes to thrive at national level.

“Miku is a talented playmaker who gives us so much attacking versatility as she can play as an inverted winger, a number ten, or even as a false nine,” he said.

“We’ve worked closely together for the past three years so she is well attuned to my coaching style and principles.

“Miku has a great level of humility and discipline and I’m confident that she will prove to be an excellent addition to our squad.”

Sunaga could make her Glory debut in Sunday’s Challenge Cup clash with the Gold Fields WA Women’s State Team at Dorrien Gardens.