Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando playing for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Japan
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
SGS Essen
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Urawa Red Diamonds 146 (98)
2009–2013 FCR 2001 Duisburg 58 (19)
2013– 1. FFC Frankfurt 10 (4)
National team
1999– Japan 123 (19)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:26, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Kozue Ando (安藤 梢 Andō Kozue, born 9 July 1982) is a Japanese footballer. As a midfielder, she plays for SGS Essen.[2] She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shootout in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Ando graduated from Utsunomiya Girls' High School. In 2012 she was a PhD candidate at University of Tsukuba.[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 1110--
2003 208--
2004 1412--
2005 211347--2520
2006 17632--208
2007 21183221-2621
2008 211321--2314
2009 211841--2519
Total 1469821-
FCR 2001 Duisburg 2009–10 10631-20157
2010–11 2053142101379
2011–12 17623--199
2012–13 11221--133
Total 5819106421218428
1. FFC Frankfurt 2012–13 104-
Total 104
Career total 21412163121

1Includes UEFA Champions League.

Honors

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
FCR 2001 Duisburg
Frankfurt

National team

Individual

MVP: 2004, 2009
Top Scorers: 2004, 2009
Best Eleven (6): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Best Young Player: 2002

References

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