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.

Megumi Kamionobe
上尾野辺 めぐみ
Personal information
Full name Megumi Kamionobe
Date of birth (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2003 Yamato Sylphid
2004–2005 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Albirex Niigata 253 (77)
Total 253 (77)
International career
2009–2016 Japan 34 (2)
Medal record
Albirex Niigata
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2011
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2013
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2015
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2016
Representing  Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Club career edit

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 edit

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 edit

[4][5]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 10 1
2011 6 1
2012 1 0
2013 5 0
2014 4 0
2015 5 0
2016 2 0
Total 34 2

Intetnational goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China   Myanmar 8–0 8–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2. 9 March 2011 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, Portugal   Sweden 1–1 2–1 2011 Algarve Cup

References edit

  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)

External links edit