Riko Ueki

Riko Ueki
Personal information
Full name	Riko Ueki
Date of birth	July 30, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Youth career
2012–2015	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
National team‡
2016	Japan U-17
2018	Japan U-20
2019–	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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 2020 season; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Riko Ueki (植木理子, Ueki Riko, born July 30, 1999) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Ueki was born in Kawasaki on July 30, 1999. She joined Nadeshiko League club Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team in 2016. She became a regular player as forward from 2017 season.

In 2016, Ueki was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played at 5 matches and scored 4 goals, and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2018, Ueki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches and scored 5 goals, and Japan won the championship.

On April 4, 2019, Ueki debuted for Japan national team against France.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	3	0
2020	2	0
Total	5	0

References

↑ List of match in 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

Riko Ueki at Soccerway.com
Riko Ueki at WorldFootball.net
Riko Ueki at Soccerbase.com
Riko Ueki at 11v11.com
Riko Ueki at FBref.com
Japan Football Association

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[1] List of match in 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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