Mayu Ikejiri

Mayu Ikejiri
Personal information
Full name	Mayu Ikejiri
Date of birth	December 19, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Arao, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Mynavi Sendai
Youth career
2012–2014	Hinomoto Gakuen High School
2015–2018	Kibi International University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2019	Suwon UDC WFC
2020–	Mynavi Sendai
National team‡
2019–	Japan
	* 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

Mayu Ikejiri (池尻茉由, Ikejiri Mayu, born December 19, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Ikejiri was born in Arao on December 19, 1996. In 2018, she was a Kibi International University student, she played for Okayama Yunogo Belle. After graduating from Kibi International University, she joined South Korean club Suwon UDC WFC in 2019. In 2020, she returned to Japan and signed with Mynavi Vegalta Sendai (later Mynavi Sendai).^[1]

In February 2019, Ikejiri was selected for the Japan national team for the SheBelieves Cup. She first played in this tournament on February 27, as a defensive midfielder against the United States.