Moeka Minami
Moeka Minami (南 萌華, Minami Moeka, born December 7, 1998) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Moeka Minami | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 7, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2016 | Urawa Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Urawa Reds | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014 | Japan U-17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Minami was born in Yoshikawa on December 7, 1998. She was promoted to Nadeshiko League club Urawa Reds from their youth team in 2017.[1] She was selected Best Eleven in 2019 and 2020.
In 2014, Minami was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2014 U-17 World Cup. She played 1 game against Paraguay in group stage and Japan won the championship. In 2018, Minami was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played in full-time in all 6 matches as center back and Japan team captain. Japan won the championship and she was also selected Bronze Ball awards.
In February 2019, Minami was selected the Japan national team for SheBelieves Cup. At this tournament, on March 2, she debuted as center back against Brazil. In 2019, she was selected the Japan for 2019 World Cup.
References
- Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- List of match in 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
Other websites
- Moeka Minami at Olympedia
- Moeka Minami at FIFA
- Moeka Minami at Soccerway.com
- Moeka Minami at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Moeka Minami at FootballDatabase.eu
- Moeka Minami at WorldFootball.net
- Moeka Minami at ESPN FC
- Moeka Minami at TheFinalBall.com
- Japan Football Association
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