Miho Fukumoto

Miho Fukumoto
	Fukumoto at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Miho Fukumoto
Date of birth	October 2, 1983
Place of birth	Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
Youth career
	Kamimura Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2016	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2016–2018	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2019–2020	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
2021–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
National team
2002	Japan U-20
2002–2016	Japan
Honours
Okayama Yunogo Belle
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
FIFA Women's World Cup
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 and correct as of end of the 2019 season

Miho Fukumoto (福元美穂, Fukumoto Miho, born October 2, 1983) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Fukumoto was born in Ibusuki on October 2, 1983. She joined for Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2001. She was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2012 and 2014). She played 259 matches for the club. In August 2016, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa. However she could hardly play in the match. In 2019, she moved to Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.[1] In 2021, she moved to new club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.[2]

In August 2002, Fukumoto was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 U-19 World Championship. In October, she was selected by the Japan national team for the 2002 Asian Games. At this competition, on October 4, she debuted against Vietnam. She played in the World Cup 3 times (2007, 2011 and 2015) and at the Summer Olympics 2 times (2008 and 2012). Japan won the championship at the 2011 World Cup, came second in the 2015 World Cup and got a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played 81 games for Japan until 2016.

Statistics

[3][4]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	1	0
2003	1	0
2004	0	0
2005	4	0
2006	13	0
2007	14	0
2008	14	0
2009	0	0
2010	4	0
2011	5	0
2012	11	0
2013	3	0
2014	5	0
2015	4	0
2016	2	0
Total	81	0

References

Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima(in Japanese)
Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

Miho Fukumoto at Olympedia

Miho Fukumoto at FIFA

Miho Fukumoto at UEFA

Miho Fukumoto at Soccerway.com

Miho Fukumoto at FootballDatabase.eu

Miho Fukumoto at WorldFootball.net
Japan Football Association

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[1] Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

[2] Sanfrecce Hiroshima(in Japanese)

[3] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[4] List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)