Mizuho Sakaguchi
 Sakaguchi at the 2011 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mizuho Sakaguchi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1987 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Sakai, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Omiya Ardija Ventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | 21 | (7) |
| 2006–2008 | Tasaki Perule FC | 56 | (15) |
| 2009 | FC Indiana | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | (10) |
| 2012–2020 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 125 | (42) |
| 2021– | Omiya Ardija Ventus | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006–2018 | Japan | 124 | (29) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||
Mizuho Sakaguchi (阪口 夢穂, Sakaguchi Mizuho, born October 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
Biography
Sakaguchi was born in Sakai on October 15, 1987. In 2003, at the age of 15, she debuted in the Nadeshiko League at Speranza FC Takatsuki. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2006. She was selected Best Eleven in 2007. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. She went to the United States and joined USL W-League club FC Indiana in 2009. In 2010, she returned to Japan and joined Albirex Niigata. She was selected Best Eleven in 2011. In 2012, she moved to Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza). She was selected MVP awards for 3 years in a row (2015-2017). However she hurt her knee in April 2018[1] and she lost her regular position. In 2021, she moved to Omiya Ardija Ventus with teammate Saori Ariyoshi.[2]
In July 2006, Sakaguchi was selected to be on the Japan national team for the 2006 Asian Cup. At this competition, on July 19, she debuted and scored 2 goals against Vietnam. She played in the 2011 World Cup where Japan won the championship; Sakaguchi scored one of the penalties in the shootout against United States in the final. She also played in the 2015 World Cup where Japan came second. She was also part of the silver medal-winning 2012 Summer Olympic team. From June 2016, she was given the number 10 shirt for Japan by new manager Asako Takakura. She played at 2018 Asian Cup and won the champions. She played 124 games and scored 29 goals for Japan until 2018. She was also selected Japan for 2019 World Cup. However she could not play in the match.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Speranza FC Takatsuki | 2003 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 6 | ||
| Total | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 7 | ||
| Tasaki Perule FC[3] | 2006 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16 | |
| FC Indiana | 2009 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Albirex Niigata[3] | 2010 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| 2011 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 14 | |
| Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza[3] | 2012 | ||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Career total | 107 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 37 | |
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 14 | 1 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 17 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 124 | 29 |
References
- ↑ Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
- ↑ Omiya Ardija(in Japanese)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 WorldFootball.net, Mizuho Sakaguchi Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-7.
- ↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ↑ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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- Japan Football Association
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Osaka Prefecture
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki players
- Tasaki Perule FC players
- Albirex Niigata Ladies players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
- AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games