Akiko Niwata
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Akiko Niwata
庭田 亜樹子
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|fullname=Akiko Niwata
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|9|12}}
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|height={{Height|m=1.58}}
|position=Midfielder
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|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
|years1=2000–2006|clubs1=Speranza FC Takatsuki|caps1=|goals1=
|years2=2007–2012|clubs2=Urawa Reds|caps2=|goals2=
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|nationalyears1=2002|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=4|nationalgoals1=0
|nationalyears2=2003|nationalteam2=Japan|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0
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{{Medal|Team|Urawa Reds}}
{{Medal|W|Nadeshiko League|2009}}
{{Medal|RU|Nadeshiko League|2010}}
{{Medal|RU|Nadeshiko League Cup|2007}}
{{Medal|RU|Nadeshiko League Cup|2010}}
{{Medal|RU|Empress's Cup|2009}}
{{Medal|RU|Empress's Cup|2010}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fbw|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-19 Women's Championship}}
{{Medal|G|2002 India|}}
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{{Portal|Women's association football}}
{{Nihongo|Akiko Niwata|庭田 亜樹子|Niwata Akiko|born September 12, 1984}} is a former Japanese football player. She spent her entire professional career playing for clubs in the Nadeshiko League, and was a former international with the Japan women's national football team.
Club career
Niwata was born in Osaka Prefecture on September 12, 1984. In 2000, she was promoted to Speranza FC Takatsuki from youth team. In 2007, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season. She played 96 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 2 times (2009 and 2010).[http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/clubinfo/%E7%8F%BE%E5%BD%B9%E5%BC%95%E9%80%80%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B/ Urawa Reds]{{in lang|ja}}
National team career
In August 2002, Niwata was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151009092403/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=190322/index.html FIFA] On March 19, 2003, she debuted for Japan national team against Thailand.[http://www.jfa.or.jp/archive/women/daihyo/data/WGame.pdf Japan Football Association]{{in lang|ja}}
National team statistics
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||1||0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|190322}}
- [http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/clubinfo/%E7%8F%BE%E5%BD%B9%E5%BC%95%E9%80%80%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B/ Urawa Reds]{{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Japanese women's footballers
Category:Japan women's international footballers
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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