Ayumi Hara

Ayumi Hara
Personal information
Full name	Ayumi Hara
Date of birth	February 21, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2001	Nippon TV Beleza
2002–2005	Iga FC Kunoichi
2006–2009	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2013–2014	AS Elfen Saitama
Total
National team
1998–2008	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
INAC Kobe Leonessa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ayumi Hara (原歩, Hara Ayumi, born February 21, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Hara was born in Hachioji on February 21, 1979. In 1993, when she was 14 years old, she debuted for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). In 2000 season, she was selected MVP awards in Nadeshiko League. She played for the club until 2001. From 2002, she played for Iga FC Kunoichi (2002-2005) and INAC Kobe Leonessa (2006-2009). She retired in 2009. She played 245 matches at 3 clubs in Nadeshiko League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (1999, 2000 and 2008). In July 2013, she came back at AS Elfen Sayama FC (later AS Elfen Saitama) until end of 2014 season.

On May 17, 1998, when Hara was 18 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against United States. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2007 World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics.