Mana Iwabuchi

Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈, Iwabuchi Mana, born March 18, 1993) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Mana Iwabuchi
Iwabuchi at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Mana Iwabuchi
Date of birth (1993-03-18) March 18, 1993
Place of birth Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa WFC
Youth career
2005–2007 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Nippon TV Beleza 64 (30)
2012–2014 Hoffenheim 30 (10)
2014–2017 Bayern Munich 24 (5)
2017–2020 INAC Kobe Leonessa 47 (11)
2021– Aston Villa WFC
National team‡
2008 Japan U-17 3 (2)
2010 Japan U-20 3 (2)
2010– Japan 72 (29)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League2007
WinnerNadeshiko League2008
WinnerNadeshiko League2010
Runner-upNadeshiko League2009
Runner-upNadeshiko League2011
Runner-upNadeshiko League2012
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2007
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2010
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2012
WinnerEmpress's Cup2007
WinnerEmpress's Cup2008
WinnerEmpress's Cup2009
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Runner-upNadeshiko League2017
Runner-upNadeshiko League2018
Runner-upNadeshiko League2020
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2018
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2019
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2018
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Jordan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 China
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2007 Malaysia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Iwabuchi began her international career in 2008 when she was selected for the Japan U-17 national team at the age of 15, and participated in the 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. The team was defeated in the quarterfinals but she was named the tournament's MVP (adidas Golden Ball).[1] A French team coach hailed her as a "future star of women's football."[2] Iwabuchi was also awarded the "Asian Young Footballer of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation in 2008. She joined the Japan national team for the EAFF Championship, held in early 2010, and debuted in the game against China. She scored her first goal against the Chinese Taipei in the same competition. In 2011, she played at the 2011 World Cup and Japan won the competition. She played as a substitute in the final against United States.[3] She also played 2012 Summer Olympics and 2015 World Cup. Japan got second place at both tournaments.[4] In 2018, at 2018 Asian Cup, she played in all matches and scored 2 goals. Japan won the championship and she was selected for the MVP award.[5]

Statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nippon TV Beleza 2007 10-5363
2008 7342-115
2009 17533-208
2010 18810522410
2011 13931-1610
Career Total562517101058340

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201032
201180
201240
201350
201451
201551
201674
201763
2018189
201987
202032
Total7229

References
  1. Perfect tens strike gold Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
  2. Japan's Mana from heaven Archived 2013-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
  3. "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "FIFA". Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. AFC
  6. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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