Megumi Kamionobe

Megumi Kamionobe (上尾野辺 めぐみ, Kamionobe Megumi, born 15 March 1986) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Albirex Niigata and formerly played for the Japan national team.

Megumi Kamionobe
上尾野辺 めぐみ
Personal information
Full name Megumi Kamionobe
Date of birth (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Albirex Niigata
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2003 Yamato Sylphid
2004–2005 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Albirex Niigata 253 (77)
Total 253 (77)
International career
2009–2016 Japan 34 (2)
Medal record
Albirex Niigata
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2011
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2013
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2015
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2016
Representing  Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place2010 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Club career

Kamionobe was born in Yokohama on 15 March 1986. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2006. She was selected in the Best Eleven 5 times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

International career

On 1 August 2009, Kamionobe debuted for the Japan national team against France.[1] She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.[2] Japan won the World Cup in 2011[3] and came second in 2015. In Asia, she was also a squad member at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 34 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2016.

National team statistics

[4][5]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200910
2010101
201161
201210
201350
201440
201550
201620
Total342

Intetnational goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 May 2010Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China Myanmar8–08–02010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.9 March 2011Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, Portugal Sweden1–12–12011 Algarve Cup

References
  1. List of match
  2. FIFA
  3. "USA v Japan - as it happened". The Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. List of match
  5. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)


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