Eriko Arakawa

Eriko Arakawa
	Eriko Arakawa in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Eriko Arakawa
Date of birth	October 30, 1979
Place of birth	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number	18
Youth career
1995–1996	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2009	Nippon TV Beleza
2009	FC Gold Pride
2009	Nippon TV Beleza
2010–2012	Urawa Reds
2013–2014	AS Elfen Saitama
2015	Nippon TV Beleza
2016	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
2017	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
2018–	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
National team
2000–2011	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season

Eriko Arakawa (荒川恵理子, Arakawa Eriko, born October 30, 1979) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Arakawa was born in Nerima, Tokyo on October 30, 1979. In 1997, she joined Nadeshiko League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004. In the September 2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league. In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against Boston Breakers leading to a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the 2009 WPS season, she was back to Nippon TV Beleza. In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds Ladies. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.

On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for the Japan national team against Canada. She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.

Statistics

[1][2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	13	5
2004	10	5
2005	0	0
2006	14	3
2007	15	4
2008	14	3
2009	1	0
2010	0	0
2011	3	0
Total	72	20

References

Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
"日本代表｜公式記録｜日本代表｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-31‘List of match in 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)’{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Other websites

Eriko Arakawa at International Olympic Committee

Eriko Arakawa at Olympic Channel

Eriko Arakawa at Olympedia

Eriko Arakawa at FIFA

Eriko Arakawa at Soccerway.com

Eriko Arakawa at FootballDatabase.eu

Eriko Arakawa at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[2] "日本代表｜公式記録｜日本代表｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-31‘List of match in 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)’{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)