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.
 Miyama at the 2011 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aya Miyama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1985 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Oamishirasato, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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.[2]
Miyama was a member of the women's team in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing.[3] 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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nippon TV Beleza | 1999 | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | – | – | |||||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | – | ||||||||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | 2003 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2004 | 14 | 17 | – | – | |||||||
| 2005 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 25 | 12 | |||
| 2006 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 16 | |||
| 2007 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 9 | ||
| 2008 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 10 | |||
| Total | 110 | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||
| Los Angeles Sol | 2009 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| Saint Louis Athletica | 2010 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Beat | 2010 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | 2010 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2012 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 24 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | – | 31 | 16 | ||
| 2014 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 16 | |||
| 2015 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 111 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 11 | – | 139 | 62 | ||
| Career total | 275 | 111 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
- ↑ Includes 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 162 | 38 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miyama goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June 2003 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Philippines |
13–0 | 15–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
| 2 | 22 July 2003 | Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan |  Korea Republic |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 18 December 2004 | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Chinese Taipei |
2–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 29 March 2005 | Miranda, Australia | .svg){kind=small} Australia |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 21 May 2005 | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  New Zealand |
5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 23 July 2006 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  China PR |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 8 | 23 November 2006 | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany |  Germany |
2–6 | 3–6 | Friendly |
| 9 | 30 November 2006 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Jordan |
2–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
| 10 | 12 February 2007 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Sweden |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 10 March 2007 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Mexico |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 10 June 2007 | Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea | Korea Republic |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 13 | 4 August 2007 | Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam |  Vietnam |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 14 | 11 September 2007 | Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China |  England |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 15 | 2–2 | |||||
| 16 | 18 February 2008 | Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China |  Korea DPR |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| 17 | 2 June 2008 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Australia |
3–0 | 3–1 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 18 | 8 June 2008 | 2–0 | ||||
| 19 | 6 August 2008 | Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China | New Zealand |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 20 | 14 November 2009 | Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama, Japan | New Zealand |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 21 | 6 February 2010 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan | China PR |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| 22 | 20 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China |  Myanmar |
5–0 | 8–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 23 | 2 March 2011 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |  United States |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
| 24 | 18 June 2011 | Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan | Korea Republic |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 25 | 27 June 2011 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | New Zealand |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 26 | 17 July 2011 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | United States |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 27 | 5 April 2012 | Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Brazil |
3–1 | 4–1 | Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 28 | 11 July 2012 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Australia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 29 | 25 July 2012 | City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England |  Canada |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 30 | 26 September 2013 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Nigeria |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 31 | 5 March 2014 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | United States |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 32 | 10 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | Sweden |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 33 | 18 September 2014 | Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Jordan |
10–0 | 12–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 34 | 1 October 2014 | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea | Korea DPR |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 35 | 11 March 2015 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal |  Iceland |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 36 | 2–0 | |||||
| 37 | 9 June 2015 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada |  Switzerland |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 38 | 23 June 2015 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada |  Netherlands |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honors
Japan
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011; runner-up: 2015
- Summer Olympics runner-up: 2012
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014
- Asian Games Gold Medal: 2010
- East Asian Football Championship: 2008, 2010
Individual
- FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011
- FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Ball: 2015
- AFC Women's Asian Cup Best player: 2014
- AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2015
- Algarve Cup Best player: 2012
- L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- L.League Division 2 Best Player: 2004
- L.League Division 2 top scorer: 2004
- FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015[7]
- IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[8]
Aya Miyama Media
Aya Miyama (Left) playing for Saint Louis Athletica against the Boston Breakers. Kelly Smith is pictured on the right.
References
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Asian Football Confederation (AFC), AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama; retrieved 2012-7-25.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Aya Miyama" Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-9.
- ↑ London2012,com, "Japan start with a win" Archived 2012-07-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-7.
- ↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ↑ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- ↑ "2015 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
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