Aya Miyama

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

Biography
Miyama was a member of the Japan national team that won the 2011 World Cup.

She was named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Player of the Year in 2011.Asian Football Confederation (AFC), AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama; retrieved 2012-7-25.

Miyama was a member of the women's team in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Aya Miyama" ; retrieved 2012-8-9.  She was elected captain of the team which won a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Her play was highlighted when she scored a crucial goal in her team's first game.London2012,com,  "Japan start with a win" ; retrieved 2012-8-7.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNippon 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 and goals by national team and yearJapan Football AssociationList of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 , 2016 at Japan Football Association National teamYearAppsGoalsJapan20036220041220059220061732007176200818420091120101722011184201216320137120141742015134201650Total16238

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miyama goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Aya MiyamaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  9 June 2003  Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   13–0 15–0  2003 AFC Women's Championship2  22 July 2003  Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan   4–0 5–0  Friendly3 18 December 2004 Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  2–0 11–0 Friendly4 4–05  29 March 2005  Miranda, Australia   1–2 1–2  Friendly6  21 May 2005  Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   5–0 6–0  Friendly7  23 July 2006  Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia   1–0 1–0  2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup8  23 November 2006  Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany   2–6 3–6  Friendly9  30 November 2006  Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   2–0 13–0  2006 Asian Games10  12 February 2007  GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   1–1 2–2  Friendly11  10 March 2007  National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   2–0 2–0  2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification12  10 June 2007  Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea   2–1 2–2  2008 Summer Olympics qualification13  4 August 2007  Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam   4–0 8–0  2008 Summer Olympics qualification14 11 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  1–0 2–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup15 2–216  18 February 2008  Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China   2–2 3–2  2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship17  2 June 2008 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  3–0 3–1 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup18  8 June 2008 2–019  6 August 2008  Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China   1–2 2–2  2008 Summer Olympics20  14 November 2009  Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama, Japan   1–0 2–1  Friendly21  6 February 2010  Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan   1–0 2–0  2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship22  20 May 2010  Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China   5–0 8–0  2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup23  2 March 2011  Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   1–2 1–2  2011 Algarve Cup24  18 June 2011  Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan   1–0 1–1  Friendly25  27 June 2011  Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany   2–1 2–1  2011 FIFA Women's World Cup26  17 July 2011  Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany   1–1 2–2  2011 FIFA Women's World Cup27  5 April 2012  Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan   3–1 4–1  Kirin Challenge Cup28  11 July 2012  National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   1–0 3–0  Friendly29  25 July 2012  City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England  2–0 2–1  2012 Summer Olympics30  26 September 2013  Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan   1–0 2–0  Friendly31  5 March 2014  Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal   1–1 1–1  2014 Algarve Cup32  10 March 2014  Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   2–1 2–1  2014 Algarve Cup33  18 September 2014  Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea   10–0 12–0  2014 Asian Games34  1 October 2014  Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea   1–2 1–3  2014 Asian Games35 11 March 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  1–0 2–0 2015 Algarve Cup36 2–037  9 June 2015  BC Place, Vancouver, Canada   1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup38  23 June 2015  BC Place, Vancouver, Canada   2–0 2–1  2015 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 the 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 the Decade 2011–2020

References

Other websites

Japan Football Association

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