Megumi Kamionobe
上尾野辺 めぐみ
FullnameMegumi Kamionobe
Birth date15 March 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubAlbirex Niigata
Clubnumber10
Youthyears 11998–2003
Youthclubs 1Yamato Sylphid
Youthyears 22004–2005
Youthclubs 2Musashigaoka College
Years 12006–
Clubs 1Albirex Niigata
Caps 1253
Goals 177
Totalcaps253
Totalgoals77
Nationalyears 12009–2016
Nationalteam 1Japan
Nationalcaps 134
Nationalgoals 12
Club-update31 December 2018

Megumi Kamionobe (上尾野辺 めぐみ, Kamionobe Megumi, born 15 March 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Albirex Niigata and formerly played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Kamionobe was born in Yokohama on 15 March 1986. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2006. She was selected in the Best Eleven 5 times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

International career

On 1 August 2009, Kamionobe debuted for the Japan national team against France.[1] She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.[2] Japan won the World Cup in 2011[3] and came second in 2015. She was also a squad member at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 34 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2016.

National team statistics

[4][5]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200910
2010101
201161
201210
201350
201440
201550
201620
Total342

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 May 2010Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, ChinaMyanmar8–08–02010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.9 March 2011Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, PortugalSweden1–12–12011 Algarve Cup

References

  1. ^ List of match
  2. ^ FIFA
  3. ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". The Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ List of match
  5. ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)