Mayo Doko

Mayo Doko
Personal information
Full name	Mayo Doko
Date of birth	May 3, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Toda, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Youth career
2009–2011	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
National team‡
2012	Japan U-20
2018–	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	* 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

Mayo Doko (土光真代, Doko Mayo, born May 3, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Doko was born in Toda on May 3, 1996. In 2012, when she was 15 years old, she joined Nadeshiko League club Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team. She played many matches as center back from first season. The club also won the champions for 5 years in a row (2015-2019).

In August 2012, when Doko was 16 years old, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Japan. At this tournament, she played as center back in all 6 matches and Japan won the 3rd place. On July 29, 2018, Doko debuted for the Japan national team as substitute center back from the 68th minute instead Aimi Kunitake for injury against Brazil.