Ayaka Yamashita

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

Biography
Yamashita was born in Adachi, Tokyo on September 29, 1995. After graduating from Murata Women's High School, she joined Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) in 2014. The club won Nadeshiko League championship and she was selected Best Eleven for 5 years in a row from 2015 to 2019. In 2021, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa.

In August 2015, when Yamashita was 19 years old, she was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this competition, on August 4, she debuted against South Korea. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She also played at 2018 Asian Games and Japan won the championship. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.

Statistics
List of match in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association 
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals20153020163020175020181402019100202020Total370

References

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Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Tokyo Prefecture
Category:Japan women's international footballers
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
Category:INAC Kobe Leonessa players
Category:2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games