Natsuko Hara

Natsuko Hara (原 菜摘子, Hara Natsuko, born March 1, 1989) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Natsuko Hara
原 菜摘子
Personal information
Full name Natsuko Hara
Date of birth (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989
Place of birth Ome, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2006 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Nippon TV Beleza 149 (5)
Total 149 (5)
National team
2008 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2010 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Hara was born in Ome on March 1, 1989. She was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2006. Especially since 2009, she played in many games as a successor of Japan national team player Homare Sawa moved to United States. She played until 2015. In 10 seasons, she played 149 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven in 2015.[1]

National team career

In April 2005, when Hara was 16 years old, she was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2005 AFC U-17 Championship. At the tournament, she played as captain and she became top scorer with 12 goals. She was named Asian Footballer of the Year. In November 2008, Natsuko Hara was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2008 U-20 World Cup.[2] On January 13, 2010, she played for the Japan national team for the first time against Denmark.[3] She played two games for Japan in 2010.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201020
Total20

References
  1. Nippon TV Beleza
  2. FIFA
  3. Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
  4. List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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