Yūka Momiki

Yuka Momiki
籾木結花
Personal information
Full name	Yuka Nicole Momiki
Date of birth	April 9, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	OL Reign
Number	21
Youth career
2009–2010	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2020	Nippon TV Beleza
2020–	OL Reign
2020 (loan)	Linköpings FC
International career‡
2012	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2017–	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
Asian Games
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2019

Yuka Nicole Momiki (籾木結花, Momiki Yūka, born April 9, 1996) is an American-born Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League and the Japan women's national football team.

Club career

Momiki joined Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2011. She was selected Best Eleven in 2016 and 2017.

On May 22, 2020, Momiki signed for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.^[1]

National team career

Born in the United States to Japanese parents, Momiki was eligible to represent Japan or the United States at the international level.^[2] She opted to play for Japan.

In 2012, Momiki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.

In 2016, Momiki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 World Cup. At this competition, she played 6 games and scored 7 goals, and Japan won 3rd place.^[3]

In 2017, Momiki was selected Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. She played 21 games and scored 6 goals for Japan in 2017.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	14	3
2018	7	3
2019	9	4
Total	30	10

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 April 2017	Umakana Yokana Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan	Costa Rica	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	27 July 2017	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States	Brazil	1–0	1–1	2017 Tournament of Nations
3.	30 July 2017	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Australia	2–4	2–4	2017 Tournament of Nations
4.	16 August 2018	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Thailand	2–0	2–0	2018 Asian Games
5.	21 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Vietnam	2–0	7–0	2018 Asian Games
6.	11 November 2018	Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori, Japan	Norway	4'–0	4–1	Friendly
7.	28 February 2019	Talen Energy Staium, Chester, United States	United States	2–2	2–2	2019 SheBelieves Cup
8.	3 March 2019	Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States	Brazil	1–0	3–1	2019 SheBelieves Cup
9.	6 October 2019	IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka, Japan	Canada	2–0	4–0	Friendly
10.	17 December 2019	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	1–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

References

^ "OL REIGN SIGNS JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL YUKA MOMIKI". OL Reign. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "The new faces of the Nadeshiko". The Equalizer. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ FIFA
^ List of match in 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

Yūka Momiki – FIFA competition record (archived)
Yūka Momiki at Soccerway
Yūka Momiki at WorldFootball.net
Japan Football Association

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[1] "OL REIGN SIGNS JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL YUKA MOMIKI". OL Reign. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[2] "The new faces of the Nadeshiko". The Equalizer. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[3] FIFA

[4] List of match in 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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