She previously played for the Japan women's national football team, winning a World Cup and an Olympic silver medal before her international retirement in 2016.

After graduating from high school, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2003 where she played as attacking midfielder and right-winger.

In 2011, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa with international players Homare Sawa, Shinobu Ohno and Chiaki Minamiyama due to financial strain at the club.

In January 2014, INAC's general manager revealed that Kinga had agreed to join English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies[1] and in February she officially signed the contract.

[2] At Arsenal, Kinga helped propel the club to reach the final of the 2014 FA Women's Cup which they won in a 2–0 margin over Everton.