Mizuho Sakaguchi
Mizuho Sakaguchi (阪口 夢穂, Sakaguchi Mizuho, born October 15, 1987) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder. She last played for Omiya Ardija Ventus in the WE League and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Sakaguchi was born in Sakai on October 15, 1987. In 2003, at the age of 15, she debuted in the L.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. She was selected MVP awards for 3 years in a row (2015-2017). She was also selected Best Eleven for 5 years in a row (2013-2017).
National team career
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2] She also played in the 2015 World Cup where Japan came second.[3] She was also part of the silver medal-winning 2012 Summer Olympic team.[4] From June 2016, she was given the number 10 shirt for Japan by new manager Asako Takakura. She played 124 games and scored 29 goals for Japan until 2018.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 June 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Speranza FC Takatsuki | 2003 | Nadeshiko League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
2004 | Nadeshiko League | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
Total | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | |||
Tasaki Perule FC | 2006 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 5 | |
2007 | Nadeshiko League | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
2008 | Nadeshiko League | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
Total | 56 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16 | ||
FC Indiana | 2009 | USL W-League | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Albirex Niigata | 2010 | Nadeshiko League | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
2011 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
Total | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 14 | ||
Nippon TV Beleza | 2012 | Nadeshiko League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
2013 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 11 | |
2014 | Nadeshiko League | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
2015 | Nadeshiko League | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |
2016 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 11 | |
2017 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 8 | |
2018 | Nadeshiko League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2019 | Nadeshiko League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 125 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 177 | 57 | ||
Omiya Ardija Ventus | 2021–22 | WE League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 236 | 75 | 43 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 310 | 95 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | 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 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sakaguchi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July 19, 2006 | Hindmarsh Stadium | Vietnam | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [6] |
2 | 4–0 | ||||||
3 | July 21, 2006 | Hindmarsh Stadium | Chinese Taipei | 6–1 | 11–1 | ||
4 | 10–1 | ||||||
5 | November 30, 2006 | Al-Arabi Stadium, Doha | Jordan | 5–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games | |
6 | 6–0 | ||||||
7 | 7–0 | ||||||
8 | 9–0 | ||||||
9 | 11–0 | ||||||
10 | December 4, 2006 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al-Rayyan | Thailand | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
11 | February 14, 2007 | Cyprus | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
12 | 2–0 | ||||||
13 | August 12, 2007 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | Thailand | 5–0 | 5–0 | Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification | |
14 | March 10, 2008 | Dasaki Stadium | Russia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2008 Cyprus Cup | |
15 | November 14, 2010 | Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou | Thailand | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 Asian Games | [7] |
16 | September 3, 2011 | Jinan Olympic Sports Center | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–1 | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers | [8] |
17 | August 6, 2012 | Wembley Stadium | France | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics | [9] |
18 | September 26, 2013 | Chiba Soga Football Stadium | Nigeria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [10] |
19 | May 18, 2014 | Gò Đậu Stadium | Jordan | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [11] |
20 | 6–0 | ||||||
21 | September 13, 2014 | Yamagata Park Stadium | Ghana | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [12] |
22 | September 18, 2014 | Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon | Jordan | 3–0 | 12–0 | 2014 Asian Games | [13] |
23 | 4–0 | ||||||
24 | 11–0 | ||||||
25 | September 22, 2014 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 3–0 | [14] | |
26 | September 29, 2014 | Football Stadium, Incheon | Vietnam | 1–0 | 3–0 | [15] | |
27 | June 23, 2015 | BC Place | Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | [16] |
28 | November 29, 2015 | Kras Stadion | Netherlands | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | [17] |
29 | April 13, 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [18] |
Honours
[edit]Tasaki Perule FC
- Empress's Cup: 2007
- Japan
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011; Runner-up: 2015
- Asian Games: 2010; Silver Medal 2006
- EAFF Women's Football Championship: 2008
- AFC Women's Asian Cup
- Champion: 2014
- Individual
- L.League Best Eleven: 2007, 2011, 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Mizuho Sakaguchi FIFA
- ^ "Mizuho Sakaguchi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 試合日程・結果 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-08-11), 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- ^ "Japan 5–0 Vietnam". 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "第16回アジア競技大会(2010/広州) 特設ページ|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "女子サッカー アジア最終予選/ロンドンオリンピック予選 試合日程・結果ページ|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "ロンドンオリンピック 特設ページ|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "Japan v Nigeria" (PDF).
- ^ "試合結果|日程・結果|AFC女子アジアカップベトナム2014|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "なでしこジャパン WORLD MATCH 9/13 TOP". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "日程・結果│第17回アジア競技大会(2014/仁川)|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "日程・結果│第17回アジア競技大会(2014/仁川)|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "日程・結果│第17回アジア競技大会(2014/仁川)|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "試合結果│FIFA女子ワールドカップ カナダ2015|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "試合結果 | 国際親善試合 | なでしこジャパン | JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "試合結果│AFC女子アジアカップ ヨルダン 2018|なでしこジャパン|日本代表|JFA|日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
External links
[edit]- Mizuho Sakaguchi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mizuho Sakaguchi at Soccerway
- Mizuho Sakaguchi at WorldFootball.net
- Mizuho Sakaguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Japan Football Association
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- USL W-League (1995–2015) players
- Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki players
- Tasaki Perule FC players
- Albirex Niigata Ladies players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Japanese expatriate women's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- FIFA Women's World Cup–winning players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Sakai, Osaka
- Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
- F.C. Indiana players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Nadeshiko League MVPs
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen