Mei Matsunami (松波 芽依, born 20 November 2003) is a field hockey player from Japan.[1][2]
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| Born |
20 November 2003 Gifu Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Crowning Glories | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan U–21 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Japan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMei Matsunami was born on 20 November 2003, in the Gifu Prefecture.[3][4]
Career
editDomestic league
editIn the Japanese national league, Matsunami represents the Crowning Glories.[1][4][5]
Under–21
editMatsunami made her junior international debut in 2023. She made her first appearances for the Japanese U–21 team during a test series against Australia in the Gold Coast.[6] She went on to represent Japan again at the Junior Asian Cup in Kakamigahara, winning a bronze medal.[6][7][8] To close out 2023, Matsunami represented Japan again at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, concluding the tournament with a seventh place finish.[6][9]
Cherry Blossoms
editIn 2024, Matsunami was named in the senior national team for the first time. She will make her international debut at the Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Women's Hockey National Team "Sakura Japan" Asian Champions Trophy List of Participants" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Player Info – Mei Matsunami". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "松波 芽依 – Matsunami Mei". hjl-hockey.tv (in Japanese). Hockey Japan League. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "【女子３位決定戦】東海学院大学が３－２で山梨学院大に逆転勝利／全日本大学ホッケー王座". myhockey.jp (in Japanese). My Hockey Japan. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "MATSUNAMI Mei". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "THE AWARDS AND THE WINNERS OF THIS NEW EDITION OF THE WOMEN'S JUNIOR ASIA CUP Kakamigahara (JPN)". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "好機生かせずリズム崩れる ホッケージュニアアジア杯、日本３位決定戦へ". Chunichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Chunichi. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2023: Pool D Preview". usafieldhockey. USA Field Hockey. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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