Mana Iwabuchi

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

## Biography

Iwabuchi began her international career in 2008 when she was selected for the Japan U-17 national team at the age of 15, and participated in the 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. The team was defeated in the quarterfinals but she was named the tournament's MVP (adidas Golden Ball). A French team coach hailed her as a "future star of women's football." Iwabuchi was also awarded the "Asian Young Footballer of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation in 2008. She joined the Japan national team for the EAFF Championship, held in early 2010, and debuted in the game against China. She scored her first goal against the Chinese Taipei in the same competition. In 2011, she played at the 2011 World Cup and Japan won the competition. She played as a substitute in the final against United States. She also played 2012 Summer Olympics and 2015 World Cup. Japan got second place at both tournaments. In 2018, at 2018 Asian Cup, she played in all matches and scored 2 goals. Japan won the championship and she was selected for the MVP award.

## Statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Nippon TV Beleza|2007|1|0|-|5|3|6|3|||
|2008|7|3|4|2|-|11|5|||||
|2009|17|5|3|3|-|20|8|||||
|2010|18|8|1|0|5|2|24|10||||
|2011|13|9|3|1|-|16|10|||||
|Career Total|56|25|17|10|10|5|83|40||||

|colspan="3"|Japan national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|2010|3|2|
|2011|8|0|
|2012|4|0|
|2013|5|0|
|2014|5|1|
|2015|5|1|
|2016|7|4|
|2017|6|3|
|2018|18|9|
|2019|8|7|
|2020|3|2|

## Other websites

- Japan Football Association

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mana Iwabuchi
- **image**: Mana Iwabuchi FIFA Women's World Cup Canada June 12th, 2015.jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Iwabuchi at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015 World Cup
- **fullname**: Mana Iwabuchi
- **birth place**: Musashino, Tokyo, Musashino, Tokyo Metropolis, Tokyo, Japan
- **position**: Forward
- **currentclub**: Aston Villa WFC
- **youthyears1**: 2005–2007
- **youthclubs1**: Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Nippon TV Beleza
- **years1**: 2007–2012
- **clubs1**: Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Nippon TV Beleza
- **caps1**: 64
- **goals1**: 30
- **years2**: 2012–2014
- **clubs2**: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women), Hoffenheim
- **caps2**: 30
- **goals2**: 10
- **years3**: 2014–2017
- **clubs3**: FC Bayern Munich (women), Bayern Munich
- **caps3**: 24
- **goals3**: 5
- **years4**: 2017–2020
- **clubs4**: INAC Kobe Leonessa
- **caps4**: 47
- **goals4**: 11
- **years5**: 2021–
- **clubs5**: Aston Villa WFC
- **nationalyears1**: 2008
- **nationalteam1**: Japan women's national under-17 football team, Japan U-17
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 2
- **nationalyears2**: 2010
- **nationalteam2**: Japan women's national under-20 football team, Japan U-20
- **nationalcaps2**: 3
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2010–
- **nationalteam3**: Japan women's national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps3**: 72
- **nationalgoals3**: 29
- **club-update**: end of the 2020 season
- **nationalteam-update**: December 31, 2020