Eriko Arakawa
Eriko Arakawa (荒川 恵理子, Arakawa Eriko, born 30 October 1979) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She played for Japan national team.
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Club career
Arakawa was born in Nerima, Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joined L.League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004. In the September 2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league.[1]
In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against Boston Breakers leading to a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the 2009 WPS season, she was back to Nippon TV Beleza.[2]
In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.
National team career
On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for Japan national team against Canada.[3] She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.
Club statistics
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | |||
| FC Gold Pride | 2009 | WPS | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | – | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 1088 | 1 | 1 | |
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 3 |
| 2007 | 15 | 4 |
| 2008 | 14 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 20 |
References
- http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10548138
- "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza". FC Gold Pride. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009. External link in
|work=(help) - Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- List of match in 2010, 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
- Eriko Arakawa – FIFA competition record
- Eriko Arakawa at Soccerway
- Eriko Arakawa at WorldFootball.net
- Eriko Arakawa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Japan Football Association
- Nippon TV Beleza
- FC Gold Pride
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