Mana Iwabuchi

Japanese association football player

Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈, Iwabuchi Mana, born March 18, 1993) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Mana Iwabuchi
Iwabuchi at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Mana Iwabuchi
Date of birth (1993-03-18) March 18, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Aston Villa WFC
Youth career
2005–2007 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Nippon TV Beleza 64 (30)
2012–2014 Hoffenheim 30 (10)
2014–2017 Bayern Munich 24 (5)
2017–2020 INAC Kobe Leonessa 47 (11)
2021– Aston Villa WFC
National team
2008 Japan U-17 3 (2)
2010 Japan U-20 3 (2)
2010– Japan 72 (29)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2007
Winner Nadeshiko League 2008
Winner Nadeshiko League 2010
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2009
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2011
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2012
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2007
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2010
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2012
Winner Empress's Cup 2007
Winner Empress's Cup 2008
Winner Empress's Cup 2009
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2017
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2018
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2020
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2018
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2019
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2018
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
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 2018 Jordan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 China
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 Malaysia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography change

Iwabuchi began her international career in 2008 when she was selected onto the Japan U-17 national team at the age of 15, and participated in the 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. The team was defeated in the quarterfinals but she was awarded the tournament's MVP (adidas Golden Ball).[1] A French team coach hailed her as a "future star of women's football."[2] Iwabuchi was also awarded the "Asian Young Footballer of the Year" by the Asian Football Confederation in 2008. She joined the Japan national team for the EAFF Championship, held in early 2010, and debuted in the game against China. She scored her first goal against the Chinese Taipei in the same competition. In 2011, she played at the 2011 World Cup and Japan won the championship. She played as a substitute in the final against United States.[3] She also played 2012 Summer Olympics and 2015 World Cup. Japan won the 2nd place at both tournaments.[4] In 2018, at 2018 Asian Cup, she played full-time in all matches and scored 2 goals. Japan won the championship and she was selected MVP awards.[5]

Statistics change

Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nippon TV Beleza 2007 1 0 - 5 3 6 3
2008 7 3 4 2 - 11 5
2009 17 5 3 3 - 20 8
2010 18 8 1 0 5 2 24 10
2011 13 9 3 1 - 16 10
Career Total 56 25 17 10 10 5 83 40

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 2
2011 8 0
2012 4 0
2013 5 0
2014 5 1
2015 5 1
2016 7 4
2017 6 3
2018 18 9
2019 8 7
2020 3 2
Total 72 29

References change

  1. Perfect tens strike gold Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
  2. Japan's Mana from heaven Archived 2013-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
  3. "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "FIFA". Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. AFC
  6. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites change