Tomoe Kato

(former name; Tomoe Sakai, 酒井 與惠) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kato was born in Tokyo Metropolis on May 27, 1978. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1993 to 2008. The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times. She played 246 matches in Nadeshiko League. She was selected MVP awards 2 times in 2001 and 2002. She was also selected Best Eleven for 12 years in a row (1996-2007).

On June 8, 1997, when Kato was 19 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 114 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2008.

Personal life
Kato got married and changed her name to Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠) from Tomoe Sakai (酒井 與惠) in November 2007.

National team statistics
Japan Football Association
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals19977019989019991302000102001402002902003142200411020059120061622007172200841Total1148

International goals
 No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.  9 June 2003  Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   14–0  15–0  2003 AFC Women's Championship 2.  11 June 2003   1–0  7–0 5.  30 November 2006  Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   12–0  13–0  2006 Asian Games 6.  7 April 2007  Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   2–0  2–0  2008 Summer Olympics qualification 7.  4 August 2007  Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam   2–0  2–0  8.  31 May 2008  Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   8–0  11–0  2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

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