Megumi Kamionobe

Japanese association football player

Megumi Kamionobe (上尾野辺 めぐみ, Kamionobe Megumi, born March 15, 1986) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Megumi Kamionobe
Kamionobe at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Megumi Kamionobe
Date of birth (1986-03-15) March 15, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Youth career
2001–2003 Yamato Sylphid
2004–2005 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Albirex Niigata 287 (85)
National team
2009–2016 Japan 34 (2)
Honours
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography change

Kamionobe was born in Yokohama on 15 March 1986. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2006. She was selected Best Eleven 5 times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

On 1 August 2009, Kamionobe debuted for the Japan national team against France. She was a member Japan's squad for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Japan won the World Cup in 2011 and came second in 2015. In Asia, 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.

Statistics change

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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

References change

  1. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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