Mai Nakachi

Mai Nakachi
Personal information
Full name	Mai Nakachi
Date of birth	December 16, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Chiba, Japan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1996	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2010	Nippon TV Beleza
Total
National team
1997–2008	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mai Nakachi (中地舞, Nakachi Mai, born December 16, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Nakachi was born in Chiba Prefecture on December 16, 1980. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1997 to 2010. She was selected for the Best Young Player award in 1997 season. She played 187 matches in Nadeshiko League and she was selected Best Eleven 4 times (2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006). The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times.

In December 1997, when Nakachi was 16 years old, she was selected the Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted against Guam. She played at 1998, 2002 Asian Games, 2001 and 2003 AFC Championship. She was also a member of Japan for 1999 and 2003 World Cup. She played 30 games for Japan until 2008.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	2	0
1998	5	0
1999	3	0
2000	1	0
2001	8	0
2002	5	0
2003	5	0
2004	0	0
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	0	0
2008	1	0
Total	30	0

References

↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

Other websites

Mai Nakachi at Soccerway.com
Mai Nakachi at WorldFootball.net
Mai Nakachi at FBref.com

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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