Ayaka Yamashita

is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Ayaka Yamashita

Personal information
Full name	Ayaka Yamashita
Date of birth	(1995-09-29) September 29, 1995
Place of birth	Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Youth career
2011–2013	Murata Women's High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza	109	(0)
2021–	INAC Kobe Leonessa
National team‡
2015–	Japan	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Yamashita was born in Adachi, Tokyo on September 29, 1995. After graduating from Murata Women's High School, she joined Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) in 2014. The club won Nadeshiko League championship and she was selected Best Eleven for 5 years in a row from 2015 to 2019. In 2021, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa.

In August 2015, when Yamashita was 19 years old, she was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this competition, on August 4, she debuted against South Korea. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She also played at 2018 Asian Games and Japan won the championship. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	3	0
2016	3	0
2017	5	0
2018	14	0
2019	10	0
2020	2	0
Total	37	0