Risa Shimizu (footballer)

Risa Shimizu
清水梨紗
Personal information
Full name	Risa Shimizu
Date of birth	June 15, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nippon TV Beleza
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–	Nippon TV Beleza
Total
International career‡
2012	Japan U-17
2018–	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 20, 2018

Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗, Shimizu Risa, born June 15, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Nippon TV Beleza and Japan national team.^[1]

Club career

Shimizu was born in Hyogo Prefecture on June 15, 1996. In 2013, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from youth team. She was elected Best Eleven in 2017 season.

In 2012, Shimizu was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.^[2] In 2017, she was elected Japan national team for 2018 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 28, she debuted against Netherlands.^[3] She also played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship.

^ "Risa Shimizu Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ FIFA
^ "Nadeshiko Japan | news｜JFA｜Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ List of match in 2018 at Japan Football Association Template:Ja

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