Aya Sameshima

Aya Sameshima

File:Aya Sameshima in 2011.JPG Sameshima at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Aya Sameshima
Date of birth	(1987-06-16) June 16, 1987
Place of birth	Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Omiya Ardija Ventus
Youth career
2003–2005	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	TEPCO Mareeze	98	(18)
2011	Boston Breakers	5	(0)
2011–2012	Montpellier	18	(0)
2012–2014	Vegalta Sendai	21	(3)
2015–2020	INAC Kobe Leonessa	102	(2)
2021–	Omiya Ardija Ventus
National team
2008–2019	Japan	113	(5)
Honours INAC Kobe Leonessa Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2016 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2017 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2018 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2020 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2018 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2019 Winner Empress's Cup 2015 Winner Empress's Cup 2016 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2018 Representing Japan Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada AFC Women's Asian Cup Gold medal – first place 2018 Jordan Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam Bronze medal – third place 2010 China Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

After playing for the Japan U-20 national team at the 2006 AFC U-19 Championship in 2006, Sameshima made her the full international debut on March 10, 2008, against Russia, and played in the 2008 Asian Cup that year, scoring the first goal in an 11–0 win over Chinese Taipei. In 2010, she played in the 2010 Asian Games, winning a gold medal as Japan won the tournament. In 2011, she was part of the Japan squad for the 2011 World Cup, playing in every match for the World Cup Champion Japanese team. She was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also played in the 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd place. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and won the championship. She played 103 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2019.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TEPCO Mareeze	2006	17	1	2	0	-		19	1
	2007	21	8	3	0	4	3	28	11
	2008	21	5	3	0	-		24	5
	2009	21	1	3	1	-		24	2
	2010	18	3	2	0	5	3	25	6
	Total	98	18	13	1	9	6	120	25
Boston Breakers	2011	5	0	-		-		5	0
	Total	5	0	-		-		5	0
Montpellier	2011-2012	18	0	5	0	-		23	0
	Total	18	0	5	0	-		23	0
Vegalta Sendai	2012
	Total
Career total		121	18	18	1	9	6	148	25

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	2	1
2009	3	0
2010	15	1
2011	18	0
2012	14	0
2013	3	0
2014	2	1
2015	12	1
2016	3	0
2017	13	0
2018	18	1
2019	10	0
Total	113	5

Other websites

• Japan Football Association