Yuka Momiki

Yuka Momiki
Personal information
Full name	Yuka Momiki
Date of birth	April 9, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
2009–2010	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2020	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
2020–	OL Reign
2020–	→Linköpings FC (loan)
National team‡
2012	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2017–	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Representing Japan
Asian Games
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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

Yuka Momiki (籾木結花, Momiki Yuka, born April 9, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Momiki joined Nippon TV Beleza (Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team in 2011. She was selected Best Eleven in 2016 and 2017. In May 2020, Momiki signed for OL Reign.

In 2012, Momiki was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup. In 2016, Momiki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 World Cup. At this competition, she played 6 games and scored 7 goals, and Japan won the 3rd place. In 2017, Momiki was selected the Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Games and Japan won the champions. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.