Mizuho Sakaguchi

Mizuho Sakaguchi
	Sakaguchi at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Mizuho Sakaguchi
Date of birth	October 15, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Omiya Ardija Ventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Speranza FC Takatsuki
2006–2008	Tasaki Perule FC
2009	FC Indiana
2010–2011	Albirex Niigata
2012–2020	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
2021–	Omiya Ardija Ventus
National team
2006–2018	Japan
Honours
Tasaki Perule FC
Albirex Niigata
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Mizuho Sakaguchi (阪口夢穂, Sakaguchi Mizuho, born October 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sakaguchi was born in Sakai on October 15, 1987. In 2003, at the age of 15, she debuted in the Nadeshiko League at Speranza FC Takatsuki. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2006. She was selected Best Eleven in 2007. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. She went to the United States and joined USL W-League club FC Indiana in 2009. In 2010, she returned to Japan and joined Albirex Niigata. She was selected Best Eleven in 2011. In 2012, she moved to Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza). She was selected MVP awards for 3 years in a row (2015-2017). However she hurt her knee in April 2018^[1] and she lost her regular position. In 2021, she moved to Omiya Ardija Ventus with teammate Saori Ariyoshi.^[2]

In July 2006, Sakaguchi was selected to be on the Japan national team for the 2006 Asian Cup. At this competition, on July 19, she debuted and scored 2 goals against Vietnam. She played in the 2011 World Cup where Japan won the championship; Sakaguchi scored one of the penalties in the shootout against United States in the final. She also played in the 2015 World Cup where Japan came second. She was also part of the silver medal-winning 2012 Summer Olympic team. From June 2016, she was given the number 10 shirt for Japan by new manager Asako Takakura. She played at 2018 Asian Cup and won the champions. She played 124 games and scored 29 goals for Japan until 2018. She was also selected Japan for 2019 World Cup. However she could not play in the match.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Speranza FC Takatsuki	2003	9	1	0	0	-		9	1
	2004	12	6	0	0	-		12	6
	Total	21	7	0	0	-		21	7
Tasaki Perule FC^[3]	2006	16	4	4	1	-		20	5
	2007	20	7	4	0	0	0	24	7
	2008	20	4	3	0	-		23	4
	Total	56	15	11	1	0	0	67	16
FC Indiana	2009	2	0	-		-		2	0
FC Indiana	Total	2	0	-		-		2	0
Albirex Niigata^[3]	2010	12	4	3	0	4	3	19	7
	2011	16	6	4	1	-		20	7
	Total	28	10	7	1	4	3	39	14
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza^[3]	2012
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza^[3]	Total
Career total		107	32	18	2	4	3	129	37

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	7	10
2007	5	3
2008	17	1
2009	0	0
2010	4	1
2011	14	1
2012	14	1
2013	7	1
2014	17	8
2015	12	2
2016	6	0
2017	13	0
2018	8	1
Total	124	29

References

↑ Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
↑ Omiya Ardija(in Japanese)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 WorldFootball.net, Mizuho Sakaguchi; retrieved 2012-8-7.
↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
↑ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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[1] Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)

[2] Omiya Ardija(in Japanese)

[worldfootball-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 WorldFootball.net, Mizuho Sakaguchi; retrieved 2012-8-7.

[4] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[5] List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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