Mai Aizawa (footballer)
Mai Aizawa (相澤 舞衣, Aizawa Mai, born September 10, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
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Full name | Mai Aizawa | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | September 10, 1980 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mie, Japan | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Yokkaichi Nishi High School | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1999–2010 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | 148 | (52) | ||||||||||
Total | 148 | (52) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Japan | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Aizawa was born in Mie Prefecture on September 10, 1980. After graduating from high school, she joined Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina (later Speranza FC Takatsuki) in 1999. In the 1999 season, she was selected for the Best Young Player awards. She retired in 2010.
National team career
In November 1999, when Aizawa was 19 years old, she was selected for the Japan national team for 1999 AFC Championship. At this competition, on November 12, she debuted and scored 3 goals against Nepal. She also played at the 2002 Asian Games. She played 5 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2002.[1]
References
- Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
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