Saori Takarada
Saori Takarada (宝田 沙織, Takarada Saori, born December 27, 1999) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saori Takarada[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tateyema, Toyama, Japan | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 143 | (56) |
2021 | Washington Spirit | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Linköpings FC | 51 | (5) |
2024– | Leceister City | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (2) |
2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (5) |
2019– | Japan | 21 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:59, 13 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:20, 10 December 2023 (UTC) |
Biography
changeTakarada was born in Tateyema on December 27, 1999. In 2013, Takarada joined Nadeshiko League club Cerezo Osaka Sakai. She played 143 matches and scored 56 goals until 2020. In 2021, she signed with Washington Spirit.
In 2016, Takarada was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played at 5 matches and scored 2 goals, and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2018, Takarada was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches and scored 5 goals including a goal against Spain at the final, and Japan won the championship. She was also selected Silver Ball and Bronze Boot awards.
In May 2019, Takarada was selected the Japan national team for 2019 World Cup instead of Riko Ueki withdraw due to injury.[2] At this tournament, on 10 June, she debuted against Argentina. She played 3 matches for Japan in 2019.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 11 February 2024[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 2013 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
2014 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2015 | Nadeshiko Challenge League | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 9 | |||
2016 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 23 | 10 | ||
2017 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 29 | 30 | ||
2018 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
2019 | Nadeshiko League 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 21 | 14 | ||
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 143 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 14 | — | 183 | 72 | |||
Washington Spirit | 2021 | National Women's Soccer League | 10 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Linköping FC | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
2023 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
Total | 51 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 | |||
Leicester City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Career total | 207 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 79 |
- ↑ Includes Empress's Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, NWSL Challenge Cup, FA Women's League Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
change- As of match played 23 September 2023[4]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Takarada goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 11 June 2021 | Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | Ukraine | 3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | [5] |
Honours
changeCereza Osaka Sakai
- Nadeshiko League Cup Division 2: 2017, 2019
Japan
Japan U20
Japan U17
Individual
- Silver Ball, 2018 U-20 World Cup
- Bronze Boot, 2018 U-20 World Cup
- Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2018
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ Japan Football Association
- ↑ "Japan - S. Takarada - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association".
- ↑ "国際親善試合". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-09.
Other websites
change- Saori Takarada at Soccerway.com
- Saori Takarada at WorldFootball.net
- Saori Takarada at Soccerbase.com
- Saori Takarada at FBref.com
- Saori Takarada at ESPN FC
- Japan Football Association