Arisa Matsubara

Arisa Matsubara
	Matsubara playing for Japan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Arisa Matsubara
Date of birth	May 1, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Youth career
2011–2013	Daisho Gakuen High School
2014–2017	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
National team‡
2012	Japan U-17
2019–	Japan
Honours
Representing Japan
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Arisa Matsubara (松原有沙, Matsubara Arisa, born May 1, 1995) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Matsubara was born in Otaru on May 1, 1995. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined Nadeshiko League club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2018.^[1]

In September 2012, Matsubara was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup. She played at 2 matches. In February 2019, Matsubara was selected the Japan national team for SheBelieves Cup. At this tournament, on February 27, she debuted as defensive midfielder against United States. She played 4 matches and scored one goal for Japan in 2019.