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Ayaka Yamashita (footballer)

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Ayaka Yamashita
山下 杏也加
Personal information
Full name Ayaka Yamashita
Date of birth (1995-09-29) September 29, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2013 Murata Women's High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 109 (0)
2021–2024 INAC Kobe Leonessa 56 (0)
2024– Manchester City 5 (0)
International career‡
2015– Japan 74 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jordan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Ayaka Yamashita (山下 杏也加, Yamashita Ayaka, born September 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Japan national team.

Club career

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Yamashita was born in Adachi, Tokyo on September 29, 1995. After graduating from high school, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2014.[1] The club won L.League championship and she was selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row from the 2015 season.

On 9 August 2024, Ayaka was signed on a three year deal by Women's Super League club Manchester City.[2] She made her debut for the team in a UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying match win over Paris FC on 18 September 2024.[3]

International career

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In August 2015, when Yamashita was 19 years old, she was selected for Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. In that competition, on August 4, she debuted against South Korea. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup where Japan won the championship. She played 25 games for Japan.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 October 2024[5][6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2014 Nadeshiko League 4 0 4 0 — — 8 0
2015 Nadeshiko League 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
2016 Nadeshiko League 18 0 4 0 7 0 — 29 0
2017 Nadeshiko League 18 0 5 0 6 0 — 29 0
2018 Nadeshiko League 17 0 5 0 4 0 — 26 0
2019 Nadeshiko League 18 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 26 0
2020 Nadeshiko League 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Total 109 0 23 0 20 0 3 0 155 0
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2021–22 WE League 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2022–23 WE League 19 0 4 0 4 0 — 27 0
2023–24 WE League 18 0 3 0 1 0 — 22 0
Total 56 0 8 0 5 0 — 69 0
Manchester City 2024–25 Women's Super League 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Career Total 170 0 31 0 25 0 5 0 231 0
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Women's Club Championship, UEFA Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 3 August 2024[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2015 3 0
2016 3 0
2017 5 0
2018 14 0
2019 10 0
2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 10 0
2023 11 0
2024 10 0
Total 74 0

Honours

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Tokyo Verdy Beleza

INAC Kobe Leonessa

Japan

Individual

  • Nadeshiko League Best Eleven: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • WE League Most Valuable Player: 2021–22
  • WE League Best Eleven: 2021–22, 2022–23
  • WE League Outstanding Players Award: 2021–22, 2022–23

References

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  1. ^ Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Man City sign Japan goalkeeper Yamashita". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris FC 0-5 Manchester City: Vivianne Miedema scores on her debut in rout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ "シーズン試合一覧". Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2021/22シーズン全日程". INAC Kobe Leonessa. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Japan - A. Yamashita - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Ayaka Yamashita". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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