Aya Miyama

Miyama starring in the 2011 World Cup

Personal information

Date of birth

28 January 1985

Place of birth

Ōamishirasato, Chiba, Japan

Height

157 cm (5 ft 2 in)^[1]

Playing position

Midfielder

Club information

Current team

Okayama Yunogo Belle

Number

Youth career

1998–1999

Yomiuri Menina

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

1999–2000

NTV Beleza

(2)

2001–2008

Okayama Yunogo Belle

110

(62)

2009

Los Angeles Sol

(0)

2009

→ Okayama Yunogo Belle (loan)

(1)

2010

Saint Louis Athletica

(0)

2010

Atlanta Beat

(1)

2010–

Okayama Yunogo Belle

111

(45)

National team^‡

2003–

Japan

162

(38)

Honours

Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
	2010 Guangzhou	Team
	2014 Incheon	Team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2016

Aya Miyama (宮間あや, Miyama Aya, born 28 January 1985) is a Japanese football midfielder. Since 2012 she has served as captain of the Japan women's national football team (Nadeshiko Japan), for which she has played since 2003. She has appeared in every FIFA Women's World Cup since 2003, and was a member of the Japanese team that captured the 2011 World Cup championship. Miyama also led Japan to a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Her professional squad is Okayama Yunogo Belle of the L. League.

Club career

Early career

Born in Ōamishirasato, Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Miyama started her career as a football player in the club her father founded. She later joined NTV Beleza in 1999 after playing with Yomiuri Menina (NTV Menina), but when she was in eleventh grade, she left the team and went to the high school football club. Even among male players, she kept playing football.

Miyama joined L. League side Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2001, having received an invitation from Midori Honda, the coach.

WPS

On 24 November 2008, Miyama was selected by Los Angeles Sol of the U.S. Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) in the 2008 WPS International Draft, and joined Sol in 2009. In the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, she had 6 assists but no goals. When the Sol disbanded in early 2010, she was taken by Saint Louis Athletica. Miyama signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat on 10 June 2010.

Return to Japan

Miyama returned to Okayama Yunogo Belle in September 2010.

International career

In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Shanghai, China, Miyama performed brilliantly in Japan's match against England, scoring the team's two goals both on direct free kicks, leading Japan to a draw. In Japan's first group stage match of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored the go-ahead goal in Japan's win against New Zealand on a scorching 68th minute free kick, and was named Player of the Match.

At the 2011 Women's World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Miyama scored the winner – a curling free kick – to help Japan beat New Zealand, and netted Japan's first goal in the final against USA. Miyama also scored Japan's first penalty of the eventual penalty shoot-out in the final which ended 2–2 after extra time. Her team won 3–1 in the penalty shoot-out, making Japan the first Asian team to lift the FIFA Women's World Cup.

At the moment of victory, Miyama did not join her teammates in celebration, but instead went to the USA players to hug them and congratulate them on a good game. This has been reported both by Hope Solo and the Japanese media as evidence of Miyama's sportsmanship and respect for her opponents.

Miyama was named the AFC Women's Player of the Year in 2011,^[2] 2012.^[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she led to the silver medal as a captain.

Aya Miyama (Left) playing for Saint Louis Athletica against the Boston Breakers. Kelly Smith is pictured on the right.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 November 2015

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NTV Beleza	1999	0	0					-
	2000	6	2			-		-
	Total	6	2					-
Okayama Yunogo Belle	2003	16	13	2	1	-		-		18	14
	2004	14	17			-		-
	2005	21	8	4	4	-		-		25	12
	2006	17	6	4	0	-		-		21	16
	2007	21	9	2	0	0	0	-		23	9
	2008	21	9	2	1	-		-		23	10
	Total	110	62			0	0	-
Los Angeles Sol	2009	20	0	-		-		1	0	21	0
Los Angeles Sol	Total	20	0	-		-		1	0	21	0
Okayama Yunogo Belle	2009	6	1	2	2	-		-		8	3
Okayama Yunogo Belle	Total	6	1	2	2	-		-		8	3
Saint Louis Athletica	2010	5	0	-		-		-		5	0
Saint Louis Athletica	Total	5	0	-		-		-		5	0
Atlanta Beat	2010	17	1	-		-		-		17	1
Atlanta Beat	Total	17	1	-		-		-		17	1
Okayama Yunogo Belle	2010	7	4	2	0	0	0	-		9	4
	2011	16	9	3	1	-		-		19	10
	2012	18	5	2	2	4	2	-		24	9
	2013	18	6	3	1	10	9	-		31	16
	2014	28	15	2	1	-		-		30	16
	2015	24	6	2	1	-		-		26	7
	Total	111	45	14	6	14	11	-		139	62
Career total		275	111					1	0

¹Includes 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

International

As of 8 March 2016

National team	Year	Apps^[4]	Goals
Japan
	2003	6	2
	2004	1	2
	2005	9	2
	2006	17	3
	2007	17	6
	2008	18	4
	2009	1	1
	2010	17	2
	2011	18	4
	2012	16	3
	2013	7	1
	2014	17	4
	2015	13	4
	2016	5	0
Total		162	38

International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2003	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Philippines	13–0	15–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
2.	22 July 2003	Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan	South Korea	4–0	5–0	Friendly Match
3.	18 December 2004	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Chinese Taipei	2–0	11–0
4.	18 December 2004	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Chinese Taipei	4–0	11–0
5.	29 March 2005	Miranda, Australia	Australia	2–1	2–1
6.	21 May 2005	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	New Zealand	5–0	6–0
7.	23 July 2006	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	China PR	0–1	0–1	2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
8.	23 November 2006	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany	Germany	6–2	6–3	Friendly Match
9.	30 November 2006	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	2–0	13–0	2006 Asian Games
10.	12 February 2007	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Sweden	1–1	2–2	Friendly Match
11.	10 March 2007	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Mexico	2–0	2–0	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12.	10 June 2007	Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea	South Korea	1–2	2–2	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
13.	4 August 2007	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam	Vietnam	0–4	0–8	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
14.	11 September 2007	Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China	England	0–1	2–2	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
15.	11 September 2007	Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China	England	2–2	2–2	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
16.	18 February 2008	Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China	North Korea	2–2	2–3	2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
17.	2 June 2008	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Australia	0–3	1–3	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
18.	8 June 2008	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Australia	0–2	0–3	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
19.	6 August 2008	Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China	New Zealand	1–2	2–2	2008 Summer Olympics
20.	14 November 2009	Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama, Japan	New Zealand	1–0	2–1	Friendly Match
21.	6 February 2010	Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan	China PR	1–0	2–0	2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
22.	20 May 2010	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China	Myanmar	5–0	8–0	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
23.	2 March 2011	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	United States	2–1	2–1	2011 Algarve Cup
24.	18 June 2011	Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan	South Korea	1–0	1–1	Friendly Match
25.	27 June 2011	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	New Zealand	2–1	2–1	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
26.	17 July 2011	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany	United States	1–1	2–2	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
27.	5 April 2012	Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Brazil	3–1	4–1	Kirin Challenge Cup
28.	11 July 2012	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Australia	1–0	3–0	Friendly Match
29.	25 July 2012	City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, United Kingdom	Canada	2–0	2–1	2012 Summer Olympics
30.	26 September 2013	Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan	Nigeria	1–0	2–0	Friendly Match
31.	5 March 2014	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal	United States	1–1	1–1	2014 Algarve Cup
32.	10 March 2014	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Sweden	2–1	2–1	2014 Algarve Cup
33.	18 September 2014	Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea	Jordan	10-0	12-0	2014 Asian Games
34.	1 October 2014	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	North Korea	2-1	3-1	2014 Asian Games
35.	11 March 2015	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Iceland	1-0	2-0	2015 Algarve Cup
36.	11 March 2015	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Iceland	2-0	2-0	2015 Algarve Cup
37.	9 June 2015	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Switzerland	1-0	1-0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
38.	23 June 2015	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Netherlands	2-0	2-1	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honors

Team

FIFA Women's World Cup

Champion: 2011

Runner-Up: 2015

Olympic Games

Runner-Up: 2012

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champion: 2014

Football at the Asian Games

Gold Medal: 2010

East Asian Football Championship

Champions: 2008, 2010

Individual

FIFA Women's World Cup

All-Star Team: 2011

Bronze Ball: 2015

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Best player: 2014

AFC Women's Player of the Year

Winner: 2011, 2012, 2015

Algarve Cup

Best player: 2012

L. League Division 1

Best Eleven (6): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

L. League Division 2

Best Player: 2004

Top Scorers: 2004

References

↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama". AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
↑ "AFC Women Player of the Year: Aya Miyama". AFC. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
↑ なでしこジャパン(日本女子代表) 試合別出場記録 (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

Okayama Yunogo Belle – current squad

1 Fukumoto (c) 2 Taniguchi 3 Kado 4 S.Takahashi 5 Hosokawa 6 Kuzuma 7 Asano 8 Kobayashi 9 KItaura 10 Miyama 11 Matsuoka 13 C.Takahashi 14 Nakajima 15 Tanaka 16 Kawano 17 Kobayashi 18 Aoyagi 19 Mizushima 20 Morisako 21 Mita 22 Sakuma 23 Kishino 24 Ohkubo 25 Hashimoto Manager: Taneda

Asian Women's Footballer of the Year

1999: Sun Wen 2000: No award 2001: No award 2002: No award 2003: Bai Jie 2004: Sawa 2005: Hara 2006: Ma Xiaoxu 2007: Ri Kum-suk 2008: Sawa 2009: No award 2010: Gill 2011: Miyama 2012: Miyama 2013: No award 2014: Gorry 2015: Miyama

Japan squads

Japan squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Yamago 2 Obe 3 Isozaki 4 Yamagishi 5 Sakai 6 Kobayashi 7 Kawakami 8 Miyamoto 9 Arakawa 10 Sawa 11 Otani 12 Onodera 13 Nakachi 14 Yano 15 Miyazaki 16 Yamamoto 17 Yanagita 18 Maruyama 19 Sudo 20 Miyama Coach: Ueda

Japan squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Fukomoto 2 Isozaki (c) 3 Kinga 4 Yano 5 Yanagita 6 Hara 7 Miyamoto 8 Sakai 9 Arakawa 10 Sawa 11 Otani 12 Yamago 13 Ando 14 Toyoda 15 Iwashimizu 16 Miyama 17 Nagasato 18 Ohno 19 Sakaguchi 20 Utsugi 21 Amano Coach: Ohashi

Japan women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place

1 Fukumoto 2 Kinga 3 Ikeda (c) 4 Iwashimizu 5 Yanagita 6 Kato 7 Ando 8 Miyama 9 Arakawa 10 Sawa 11 Ohno 12 Maruyama 13 Hara 14 Yano 15 Sakaguchi 16 Utsugi 17 Nagasato 18 Kaihori Coach: Sasaki

Japan squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (1st Title)

1 Yamago 2 Kinga 3 Iwashimizu 4 Kumagai 5 Yano 6 Sakaguchi 7 Ando 8 Miyama 9 Kawasumi 10 Sawa (c) 11 Ohno 12 Fukumoto 13 Utsugi 14 Kamionobe 15 Sameshima 16 Tanaka 17 Nagasato 18 Maruyama 19 Takase 20 Iwabuchi 21 Kaihori Coach: Sasaki

Japan women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver Medalists

1 Fukumoto 2 Kinga 3 Iwashimizu 4 Kumagai 5 Sameshima 6 Sakaguchi 7 Ando 8 Miyama (c) 9 Kawasumi 10 Sawa 11 Ohno 12 Yano 13 Maruyama 14 Tanaka 15 Takase 16 Iwabuchi 17 Ōgimi 18 Kaihori Coach: Sasaki

Japan squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-up

1 Fukumoto 2 Kinga 3 Iwashimizu 4 Kumagai 5 Sameshima 6 Sakaguchi 7 Ando 8 Miyama (c) 9 Kawasumi 10 Sawa 11 Ohno 12 Kamionobe 13 Utsugi 14 Tanaka 15 Sugasawa 16 Iwabuchi 17 Ōgimi 18 Kaihori 19 Ariyoshi 20 Kawamura 21 Yamane 22 Nagasato 23 Kitahara Coach: Sasaki

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