Akiko Sudo

Akiko Sudo
Personal information
Full name	Akiko Sudo
Date of birth	April 7, 1984
Place of birth	Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2013	Nippon TV Beleza
Total
National team
2002	Japan U-20
2003–2010	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Akiko Sudo (須藤安紀子, Sudo Akiko, born April 7, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sudo was born in Kokubunji on April 7, 1984. She was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from the youth team in 2000 and played until 2013. In 14 seasons, she played 156 games and scored 15 goals. The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times. She retired end of 2013 season.[1]

In August 2002, Sudo was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship. On January 12, 2003, she debuted for the Japan national team against United States. She was a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup. She subsequently played the 2006 Asian Games, where she scored against Jordan, the 2010 EAFF Championship, which Japan won, and the 2010 Asian Cup, which marked qualification for the 2011 World Cup, which Japan eventually won. She played 15 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2010.

Statistics

[2][3]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	2	0
2004	0	0
2005	5	1
2006	1	1
2007	0	0
2008	0	0
2009	0	0
2010	7	1
Total	15	3

References

Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

Akiko Sudo at FIFA

Akiko Sudo at Soccerway.com

Akiko Sudo at FootballDatabase.eu

Akiko Sudo at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)

[2] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[3] List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)