Shinobu Ohno

is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

## Biography

Ohno was born in Zama on January 23, 1984. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1999 to 2010. In 12 seasons, she played 192 matches and scored 136 goals. She became top scorer 3 times (2007, 2008 and 2010) and she was selected MVP awards 3 times (2005, 2007 and 2010). She was also selected Best Eleven 8 times (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times and 2nd position 4 times. In 2011, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa. In 2011 season, she became top scorer with teammate Nahomi Kawasumi. From 2013, she played for Olympique Lyonnais (2013), AS Elfen Sayama FC (2013), Arsenal WFC (2014), INAC Kobe Leonessa (2015-2017) and Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara (2018-2019). She retired end of 2019 season.

In August 2002, Ohno was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship. She played 4 games and scored 3 goals. On January 12, 2003, she debuted for the Japan national team against United States. Her first major tournament was the 2006 Asian Cup, where Japan placed fourth. The following year she played in the 2007 World Cup, but Japan fell in the group stage. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2011 World Cup, where she scored a goal in the group stage match against Mexico as Japan won the championship. Ohno started the final against the United States. She then competed for the Japanese silver medal-winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At 2015 World Cup, Japan won 2nd position. At 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament, following Japan's failure to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. This qualifying became her last match for Japan. She played 139 games and scored 40 goals for Japan until 2016.

## Statistics

|colspan="3"|Japan national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|2003|5|2|
|2004|1|3|
|2005|7|1|
|2006|16|4|
|2007|17|8|
|2008|19|7|
|2009|3|2|
|2010|12|6|
|2011|17|3|
|2012|15|2|
|2013|7|1|
|2014|6|0|
|2015|12|0|
|2016|2|1|

## Other websites

- Japan Football Association

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Shinobu Ohno
- **image**: Shinobu Ohno in 2011.JPG
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Ohno at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2011 World Cup
- **fullname**: Shinobu Ohno
- **birth place**: Zama, Kanagawa, Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, Japan
- **position**: Forward, Midfielder
- **years1**: 1999–2010
- **clubs1**: Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Nippon TV Beleza
- **caps1**: 192
- **goals1**: 136
- **years2**: 2011–2012
- **clubs2**: INAC Kobe Leonessa
- **caps2**: 34
- **goals2**: 25
- **years3**: 2013
- **clubs3**: Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Olympique Lyonnais
- **caps3**: 5
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2013
- **clubs4**: Chifure AS Elfen Saitama, AS Elfen Sayama FC
- **caps4**: 8
- **goals4**: 2
- **years5**: 2014
- **clubs5**: Arsenal WFC
- **caps5**: 10
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2015–2017
- **clubs6**: INAC Kobe Leonessa
- **caps6**: 55
- **goals6**: 15
- **years7**: 2018–2019
- **clubs7**: Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
- **caps7**: 31
- **goals7**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 335
- **totalgoals**: 180
- **nationalyears1**: 2002
- **nationalteam1**: Japan women's national under-20 football team, Japan U-20
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 2003–2016
- **nationalteam2**: Japan women's national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps2**: 139
- **nationalgoals2**: 40