Aya Miyama

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Aya Miyama
Miyama at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aya Miyama[1]
Date of birth (1985-01-28) 28 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Oamishirasato, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Nippon TV Beleza 6 (2)
2001–2008 Okayama Yunogo Belle 110 (62)
2009 Los Angeles Sol 20 (0)
2009 Okayama Yunogo Belle 6 (1)
2010 Saint Louis Athletica 5 (0)
2010 Atlanta Beat 17 (1)
2010–2016 Okayama Yunogo Belle 122 (48)
Total 286 (114)
National team
2003–2016 Japan 162 (38)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2000
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1999
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 1999
Winner Empress's Cup 2000
Okayama Yunogo Belle
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2013
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2006
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 2014 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Aya Miyama (宮間 あや, Miyama Aya, born January 28, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Miyama was a member of the Japan national team that won the 2011 World Cup.

She was named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Player of the Year in 2011.[2]

Miyama was a member of the women's team in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing.[3] She was elected captain of the team which won a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Her play was highlighted when she scored a crucial goal in her team's first game.[4]

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of 21 November 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nippon TV Beleza 1999 0 0 –
2000 6 2 – –
Total 6 2 –
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2003 16 13 2 1 – – 18 14
2004 14 17 – –
2005 21 8 4 4 – – 25 12
2006 17 6 4 0 – – 21 16
2007 21 9 2 0 0 0 – 23 9
2008 21 9 2 1 – – 23 10
Total 110 62 0 0 –
Los Angeles Sol 2009 20 0 – – 1 0 21 0
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2009 6 1 2 2 – – 8 3
Saint Louis Athletica 2010 5 0 – – – 5 0
Atlanta Beat 2010 17 1 – – – 17 1
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2010 7 4 2 0 0 0 – 9 4
2011 16 9 3 1 – – 19 10
2012 18 5 2 2 4 2 – 24 9
2013 18 6 3 1 10 9 – 31 16
2014 28 15 2 1 – – 30 16
2015 24 6 2 1 – – 26 7
Total 111 45 14 6 14 11 – 139 62
Career total 275 111 1 0
  1. ↑ Includes 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2003 6 2
2004 1 2
2005 9 2
2006 17 3
2007 17 6
2008 18 4
2009 1 1
2010 17 2
2011 18 4
2012 16 3
2013 7 1
2014 17 4
2015 13 4
2016 5 0
Total 162 38
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miyama goal.
List of international goals scored by Aya Miyama
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Philippines 13–0 15–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
2 22 July 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan  South Korea 4–0 5–0 Friendly
3 18 December 2004 Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Chinese Taipei 2–0 11–0 Friendly
4 4–0
5 29 March 2005 Miranda, Australia  Australia 1–2 1–2 Friendly
6 21 May 2005 Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  New Zealand 5–0 6–0 Friendly
7 23 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  China 1–0 1–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
8 23 November 2006 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany  Germany 2–6 3–6 Friendly
9 30 November 2006 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Jordan 2–0 13–0 2006 Asian Games
10 12 February 2007 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Sweden 1–1 2–2 Friendly
11 10 March 2007 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Mexico 2–0 2–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12 10 June 2007 Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea  South Korea 2–1 2–2 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
13 4 August 2007 Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam  Vietnam 4–0 8–0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
14 11 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  England 1–0 2–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
15 2–2
16 18 February 2008 Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China  North Korea 2–2 3–2 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
17 2 June 2008 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Australia 3–0 3–1 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
18 8 June 2008 2–0
19 6 August 2008 Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China  New Zealand 1–2 2–2 2008 Summer Olympics
20 14 November 2009 Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama, Japan  New Zealand 1–0 2–1 Friendly
21 6 February 2010 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan  China 1–0 2–0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
22 20 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  Myanmar 5–0 8–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
23 2 March 2011 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  United States 1–2 1–2 2011 Algarve Cup
24 18 June 2011 Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan  South Korea 1–0 1–1 Friendly
25 27 June 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  New Zealand 2–1 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
26 17 July 2011 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany  United States 1–1 2–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
27 5 April 2012 Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan  Brazil 3–1 4–1 Kirin Challenge Cup
28 11 July 2012 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Australia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
29 25 July 2012 City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England  Canada 2–0 2–1 2012 Summer Olympics
30 26 September 2013 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan  Nigeria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
31 5 March 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  United States 1–1 1–1 2014 Algarve Cup
32 10 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Sweden 2–1 2–1 2014 Algarve Cup
33 18 September 2014 Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea  Jordan 10–0 12–0 2014 Asian Games
34 1 October 2014 Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea  North Korea 1–2 1–3 2014 Asian Games
35 11 March 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Iceland 1–0 2–0 2015 Algarve Cup
36 2–0
37 9 June 2015 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada  Switzerland 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
38 23 June 2015 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada  Netherlands 2–0 2–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honors[change | change source]

Japan

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Asian Football Confederation (AFC), AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama; retrieved 2012-7-25.
  3. ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Aya Miyama" Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-9.
  4. ↑ London2012,com, "Japan start with a win" Archived 2012-07-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-7.
  5. ↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ "2015 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.

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