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Revision as of 05:40, 11 December 2014
Aya Sameshima playing for Japan against Sweden in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup semi finals | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back / Left midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2002 | Kawachi SC Juvenile | ||
2003–2005 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Tepco Mareeze | 98 | (18) |
2011 | Boston Breakers | 5 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Montpellier | 18 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | (3) |
2014– | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) |
Total | 127 | (21) | |
International career‡ | |||
2008– | Japan | 52 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2012 |
Aya Sameshima (鮫島 彩, Sameshima Aya, born 16 June 1987 in Utsunomiya, Tochigi) is a Japanese international footballer. Mainly a left-sided defender, she currently plays for Houston Dash.
Domestic career
Sameshima played youth football for Kawachi SC Juvenile between 1995 and 2002 and Tokiwagi Gakuen High School from 2003 until 2005. In 2006 she joined Tepco Mareeze, the club owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company.[2] During her time at Mareeze she lived in the J-Village Sports complex in Hirono near Fukushima, and like other players, she worked at the TEPCO-run Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to earn a living whilst playing for the club.[2]
Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster, during which the team were in a training camp in the south of the country, the club pulled out of the L. League for the remainder of the season.[2] Sameshima then began training with the Boston Breakers in March 2011, before signing for the club permanently,[3] the first former Mareeze player to sign for another club.[4] She made her debut for the Breakers against Sky Blue on 12 June as a second-half substitute for Alex Scott,[5] becoming the first Japanese international to play for the club.[6]
On 19 September 2011, Sameshima joined French club Montpellier, joining compatriot Rumi Utsugi at the club.[7] She returned to Japan to play for Vegalta Sendai in 2012, before joining Houston Dash in January 2014.[8]
International career
After playing for the Japanese team at the AFC U-19 Women's Championship in 2006,[9] Sameshima made her full international debut in 2008 and played in the Women's Asian Cup that year, scoring the first goal in an 11–0 win over Chinese Taipei. In 2010 she played in the 2010 Asian Games, winning a gold medal as Japan won the tournament. In 2011 she was part of the Japan squad for the World Cup, playing in every match for the World Cup Champion Japanese team.[10]
Career statistics
Club career
- As of 8 December 2012
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tepco Mareeze | 2006 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | |
2007 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | |
2008 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 5 | ||
2009 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 24 | 2 | ||
2010 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 6 | |
Total | 98 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 25 | |
Boston Breakers | 2011 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Montpellier | 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | ||
Vegalta Sendai | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | ||
Career total | 127 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 156 | 29 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 May 2008 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() |
2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup | ||
2. | 20 May 2010 | Chengdu, China | ![]() |
2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honors
- FIFA Women's World Cup
- Winner, 2011
- Football at the Asian Games
- Gold Medal, 2010
- East Asian Football Championship
- Winner, 2010
References
- ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Nadeshiko Japan resumes play in U.S. friendlies ESPN, 15 May 2011
- ^ Japan: Roster Our Game
- ^ SOCCER/ Sameshima plays for fans, friends in disaster areas Asahi, 17 July 2011
- ^ Breakers Draw With Sky Blue FC, Extend Unbeaten Streak to Two Women's Professional Soccer, 12 June 2011
- ^ Breakers Add Japanese International Aya Sameshima To Roster Women's Professional Soccer, 13 June 2011
- ^ Signature d'Aya Sameshima Montpellier HSC, 22 September 2011
- ^ Houston Dash sign Japanese international Aya Sameshima Houston Dynamo
- ^ News > April 2006 Bhangra Boys
- ^ Aya Sameshima Soccerway
External links
- Aya Sameshima – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Houston Dash player profile
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1987 births
- Association football people from Tochigi Prefecture
- People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Boston Breakers (WPS) players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Living people
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Houston Dash players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Montpellier HSC female players