Risa Shimizu

Risa Shimizu
	Shimizu playing for Japan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Risa Shimizu
Date of birth	June 15, 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Youth career
2009–2012	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
National team‡
2012	Japan U-17
2018–	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-20 Women's Asian 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

Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗, Shimizu Risa, born June 15, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Shimizu was born in Kobe on June 15, 1996. In 2013, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team. She was selected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (2017-2020).

In 2012, Shimizu was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup. In 2017, she was selected the Japan national team for 2018 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 28, she debuted against Netherlands. She also played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She also played at 2018 Asian Games and Japan won the champions. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.