Aya Miyama

Aya Miyama (宮間 あや, Miyama Aya, born January 28, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Aya Miyama
Miyama at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aya Miyama
Date of birth (1985-01-28) January 28, 1985
Place of birth Oamishirasato, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Nippon TV Beleza 6 (2)
2001–2008 Okayama Yunogo Belle 110 (62)
2009 Los Angeles Sol 20 (0)
2009 Okayama Yunogo Belle 6 (1)
2010 Saint Louis Athletica 5 (0)
2010 Atlanta Beat 17 (1)
2010–2016 Okayama Yunogo Belle 122 (48)
Total 286 (114)
National team
2003–2016 Japan 162 (38)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Miyama was a member of the Japan national team that won the 2011 World Cup.

She was named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Player of the Year in 2011[1]

Miyama was a member of the women's team in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing.[2] She was elected captain of the team which won a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Her play was highlighted when she scored a crucial goal in her team's first game.[3]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nippon TV Beleza 1999 00-
2000 62--
Total 62-
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2003 161321--1814
2004 1417--
2005 21844--2512
2006 17640--2116
2007 2192000-239
2008 21921--2310
Total 1106200-
Los Angeles Sol 2009 200--10210
Total 200--10210
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2009 6122--83
Total 6122--83
Saint Louis Athletica 2010 50---50
Total 50---50
Atlanta Beat 2010 171---171
Total 171---171
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2010 742000-94
2011 16931--1910
2012 --
Total 23135100-1814
Career total 1877910

1Includes 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

[4][5]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200362
200412
200592
2006173
2007176
2008184
200911
2010172
2011184
2012163
201371
2014174
2015134
201650
Total16238

References

  1. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama; retrieved 2012-7-25.
  2. Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Aya Miyama" Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-9.
  3. London2012,com, "Japan start with a win" Archived 2012-07-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-7.
  4. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  5. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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