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Moeno Sakaguchi

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Moeno Sakaguchi
阪口 萌乃
Personal information
Full name Moeno Sakaguchi
Date of birth (1992-06-04) June 4, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2010 Fujieda Junshin High School
2011–2012 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Albirex Niigata 118 (15)
2020- INAC Kobe Leonessa 0 (0)
Total 118 (15)
International career
2018–2019 Japan 12 (1)
Medal record
Albirex Niigata
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2013
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2015
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2016
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 December 31, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2019

Moeno Sakaguchi (阪口 萌乃, Sakaguchi Moeno, born June 4, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League[1] and the Japan national team.[2]

Club career

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Sakaguchi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 4, 1992. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined L.League club Albirex Niigata in 2013.

National team career

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In April 2018, Sakaguchi was selected Japan national team for 2018 Women's Asian Cup.[3] Although she did not play in the match, Japan team won the champions for 2 tournament in a row. On June 10, she debuted as substitute midfielder from the second half against New Zealand.[4] She played 10 games and scored 1 goal for Japan.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2018 10 1
2019 2 0
Total 12 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 July 2018 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States  United States 2–4 2–4 2018 Tournament of Nations

References

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  1. ^ "Albirex Niigata - Ladies". Albirex Niigata. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ Japan Football Association
  3. ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  4. ^ Japan Football Association
  5. ^ List of match in 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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