Megumi Sakata

Megumi Sakata
坂田恵
Personal information
Full name	Megumi Sakata
Date of birth	18 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Ozu, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987–1989	Ozu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1993	Nissan FC
1994–1996	Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
1999–2002	Tasaki Perule FC
Total
International career
1989–1996	Japan
Medal record
Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
Tasaki Perule FC
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Megumi Sakata (坂田恵, Sakata Megumi, born 18 October 1971) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sakata was born in Ozu, Kumamoto on 18 October 1971. After graduating from high school, she joined for Nissan FC in 1990. However, the club was disbanded end of 1993 season. She moved to Prima Ham FC Kunoichi. She retired end of 1996 season. In 1999, she came back at Tasaki Perule FC and she played until 2002 season.

National team career

In December 1989, when Sakata was 18 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1989 AFC Championship. At this competition, on 24 December, she debuted against Nepal. She was a member of Japan for 1991 and 1995 World Cup. She also played at 1990 Asian Games, 1991, 1993 and 1995 AFC Championship. She played 10 games for Japan until 1996.^[1]

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	1	0
1990	2	0
1991	3	0
1992	0	0
1993	1	0
1994	1	0
1995	1	0
1996	1	0
Total	10	0

References

^ ^a ^b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links

Megumi Sakata – FIFA competition record (archived)
Megumi Sakata at Soccerway
Megumi Sakata at WorldFootball.net

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[JFA-1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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