Akiko Niwata

Akiko Niwata
庭田亜樹子
Personal information
Full name	Akiko Niwata
Date of birth	September 12, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2006	Speranza FC Takatsuki
2007–2012	Urawa Reds
International career
2002	Japan U-20
2003	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akiko Niwata (庭田亜樹子, Niwata Akiko, born September 12, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. She spent her entire professional career playing for clubs in the Nadeshiko League, and was a former international with the Japan women's national football team.

Club career

Niwata was born in Osaka Prefecture on September 12, 1984. In 2000, she was promoted to Speranza FC Takatsuki from youth team. In 2007, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season. She played 96 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 2 times (2009 and 2010).^[1]

National team career

In August 2002, Niwata was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship.^[2] On March 19, 2003, she debuted for Japan national team against Thailand.^[3]

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	1	0
Total	1	0

References

^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
^ FIFA
^ ^a ^b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links

Akiko Niwata – FIFA competition record (archived)
Urawa Reds(in Japanese)

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[1] Urawa Reds(in Japanese)

[2] FIFA

[JFA-3] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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