Megumi Kamionobe (上尾野辺 めぐみ, Kamionobe Megumi, born 15 March 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Albirex Niigata and formerly played for the Japan national team.

Megumi Kamionobe
上尾野辺 めぐみ
Kamionobe in 2015
Personal information
Full name Megumi Kamionobe
Date of birth (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2003 Yamato Sylphid
2004–2005 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Albirex Niigata 253 (77)
Total 253 (77)
International career
2009–2016 Japan 34 (2)
Medal record
Albirex Niigata
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2011
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2013
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2015
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2016
Representing  Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Club career

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Kamionobe was born in Yokohama on 15 March 1986. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2006. She was selected in the Best Eleven 5 times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

International career

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On 1 August 2009, Kamionobe debuted for the Japan national team against France.[1] She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.[2] Japan won the World Cup in 2011[3] and came second in 2015. She was also a squad member at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 34 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2016.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 10 1
2011 6 1
2012 1 0
2013 5 0
2014 4 0
2015 5 0
2016 2 0
Total 34 2

Intetnational goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China   Myanmar 8–0 8–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2. 9 March 2011 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, Portugal   Sweden 1–1 2–1 2011 Algarve Cup

References

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  1. ^ List of match
  2. ^ FIFA
  3. ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". The Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ List of match
  5. ^ 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)
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