Miyuki Yanagita (柳田 美幸, Yanagita Miyuki, born April 11, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career
editYanagita was born in Chigasaki on April 11, 1981. When she was a high school student, she played for NTV Beleza. In 2000, she graduated from high school and she joined Tasaki Perule FC. In 2006, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season.[1] She played 239 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2009 and 2010).
National team career
editIn December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam.[2] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] She played 91 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2008.
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 |
| 2006 | 15 | 4 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 11 |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | 21 July 2006 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Chinese Taipei |
7–1 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 8. | 30 November 2006 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Jordan |
1–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
| 9. | 8–0 | |||||
| 10. | 10 December 2006 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  South Korea |
2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 11. | 12 August 2007 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Thailand |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
References
edit- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
External links
edit- Miyuki Yanagita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miyuki Yanagita at Soccerway
- Miyuki Yanagita at WorldFootball.net
- Miyuki Yanagita at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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