Rie Azami

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Rie Azami
Personal information
Full name Rie Azami
Date of birth (1989-01-11) January 11, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2006 Saitama Heisei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2020 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 256 (91)
Total 256 (91)
National team
2013–2015 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rie Azami (薊 理絵, Azami Rie, born January 11, 1989) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Azami was born in Higashimurayama on January 11, 1989. After graduating from Saitama Heisei High School, she joined AS Elfen Sayama FC (later Chifure AS Elfen Saitama) in 2007. She played 256 matches and scored 91 goals for the club. She retired end of 2020 season.[1]

On September 26, 2013, Azami debuted for the Japan national team against Nigeria. She played 2 games for Japan until 2015.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 1 0
Total 2 0

References[change | change source]

  1. Chifure AS Elfen Saitama(in Japanese)
  2. List of match in 2013, 2015 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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