Aya Miyama

Aya Miyama (宮間 あや, Miyama Aya; born 28 January 1985) be a Japanese former footballer wey play give de Japan national team wey she start insyd 2003, den from 2012 to 2016 na she serve as captain of de team. She appear insyd four World Cups between 2003 den 2015, wey na she be part of de team wey win de 2011 World Cup give Japan. Miyama sanso lead Japan to a silver medal at de 2012 Summer Olympics insyd London.

 Club career 

 Early career 
Na dem born Miyama insyd Ōamishirasato, Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, on 28 January 1985. She start ein career as a football player insyd de club na ein poppie found. She later join Nippon TV Beleza insyd 1999 after she play plus dema youth team, buh na wen she dey insyd eleventh grade, she lef de team wey na she go de high school football club. Even among male players, na she keep dey play football.

Miyama join L.League side Okayama Yunogo Belle insyd 2001, wey na she receive an invitation from Midori Honda, de coach.

 WPS 
On 24 November 2008, na dem select Miyama by de Los Angeles Sol of de U.S. Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) insyd de 2008 WPS International Draft, wey na she join Sol insyd 2009. Insyd de 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, na she get 6 assists buh no goals. Wen na dem disband de Sol insyd early 2010, na Saint Louis Athletica take am. Miyama signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat on 10 June 2010.

 Return to Japan 
Miyama return to Okayama Yunogo Belle insyd September 2010. She lef de club at de end of de 2016 season.

 International career 
At de 2007 World Cup dem hold insyd China, Miyama perform brilliantly insyd Japan ein match against England, wey she score de team ein two goals both from direct free kicks as na dem hold on to a draw. Insyd Japan ein first group stage match of de 2011 World Cup, she score de go-ahead goal insyd Japan ein win against New Zealand from anoda free kick insyd de 68th minute, wey na dem name am Player of de Match.

At de 2011 World Cup insyd Germany, Miyama score de winner – a curling free kick – to help Japan beat New Zealand, wey na she net Japan ein first goal insyd de final against de USA. Miyama sanso score Japan ein first penalty of de eventual penalty shoot-out insyd de final wich end 2–2 after extra time. Na ein team win 3–1 insyd de penalty shoot-out, wey make dem de first Asian team to win de World Cup. Insyd de moment of victory, na Miyama no join ein teammates in celebration, buh instead na she go de American players to hug den congratulate dem. Na dem report dis both by Hope Solo den de Japanese media as evidence of Miyama ein sportsmanship den respect give ein opponents.

Na dem name Miyama de AFC Women's Footballer of de Year insyd 2011, 2012 den 2015.

At de 2012 Summer Olympics, Miyama lead Japan to de silver medal as captain. At de 2015 World Cup, she sanso captain de team wey na dem loose insyd de final to de USA. At de 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Japan fail to qualify for de 2016 Summer Olympics. Dey follow de tournament, she retire from de national team. She play 162 matches wey she score 38 goals for Japan.

 Career statistics 

 Club 

 As of 21 November 2015

+Appearances den goals by club, season den competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOdaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNippon TV Beleza199900–200062––Total62–Okayama Yunogo Belle2003161321––181420041417––200521844––2512200617640––211620072192000–239200821921––2310Total1106200–Los Angeles Sol2009200––10210Okayama Yunogo Belle20096122––83Saint Louis Athletica201050–––50Atlanta Beat2010171–––171Okayama Yunogo Belle2010742000–94201116931––191020121852242–249201318631109–31162014281521––3016201524621––267Total111451461411–13962Career total27511110

 International 
+Appearances den goals by national team and yearJapan Football Association (in Japanese)List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)National teamYearAppsGoalsJapan20036220041220059220061732007176200818420091120101722011184201216320137120141742015134201650Total16238
+List of international goals wey Aya Miyama scoreNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition19 June 2003Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Philippines13–015–02003 AFC Women's Championship222 July 2003Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan South Korea4–05–0Friendly318 December 2004Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Chinese Taipei2–011–0Friendly44–0529 March 2005Miranda, Australia Australia1–21–2Friendly621 May 2005Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan New Zealand5–06–0Friendly723 July 2006Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia China1–01–02006 AFC Women's Asian Cup823 November 2006Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany Germany2–63–6Friendly930 November 2006Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan2–013–02006 Asian Games1012 February 2007GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Sweden1–12–2Friendly1110 March 2007National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Mexico2–02–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification1210 June 2007Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea South Korea2–12–22008 Summer Olympics qualification134 August 2007Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam Vietnam4–08–02008 Summer Olympics qualification1411 September 2007Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China England1–02–22007 FIFA Women's World Cup152–21618 February 2008Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China North Korea2–23–22008 EAFF Women's Football Championship172 June 2008Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Australia3–03–12008 AFC Women's Asian Cup188 June 20082–0196 August 2008Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China New Zealand1–22–22008 Summer Olympics2014 November 2009Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama, Japan New Zealand1–02–1Friendly216 February 2010Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan China1–02–02010 EAFF Women's Football Championship2220 May 2010Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China Myanmar5–08–02010 AFC Women's Asian Cup232 March 2011Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal United States1–21–22011 Algarve Cup2418 June 2011Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan South Korea1–01–1Friendly2527 June 2011Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany New Zealand2–12–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup2617 July 2011Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany United States1–12–22011 FIFA Women's World Cup275 April 2012Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Brazil3–14–1Kirin Challenge Cup2811 July 2012National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Australia1–03–0Friendly2925 July 2012City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England Canada2–02–12012 Summer Olympics3026 September 2013Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan Nigeria1–02–0Friendly315 March 2014Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal United States1–11–12014 Algarve Cup3210 March 2014Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Sweden2–12–12014 Algarve Cup3318 September 2014Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Jordan10–012–02014 Asian Games341 October 2014Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea North Korea1–21–32014 Asian Games3511 March 2015Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Iceland1–02–02015 Algarve Cup362–0379 June 2015BC Place, Vancouver, Canada Switzerland1–01–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup3823 June 2015BC Place, Vancouver, Canada Netherlands2–02–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup

 Honors 
Japan

 FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011; runner-up: 2015
 Summer Olympics runner-up: 2012
 AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014
 Asian Games Gold Medal: 2010
 East Asian Football Championship: 2008, 2010

Individual

 FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011
 FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Ball: 2015
 AFC Women's Asian Cup Best player: 2014
 AFC Women's Player of de Year: 2011, 2012, 2015
 Algarve Cup Best player: 2012
 L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
 L.League Division 2 Best Player: 2004
 L.League Division 2 top scorer: 2004
 FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015
 IFFHS AFC Woman Team of de Decade 2011–2020

 References 

 External links 

 Aya Miyama – FIFA competition record (archived)
 Aya Miyama at Soccerway 
 Aya Miyama at WorldFootball.net 
 Japan Football Association
 Okayama Yunogo Belle player profile Archived 27 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
 Aya Miyama at Olympedia 
 Aya Miyama at Olympics.com
 Aya Miyama – London 2012 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
 Aya Miyama – Beijing 2008 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)

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