Saori Ariyoshi

Saori Ariyoshi (有吉 佐織, Ariyoshi Sayori, born November 1, 1987) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Saori Ariyoshi
有吉 佐織
Personal information
Full name Saori Ariyoshi
Date of birth (1987-11-01) November 1, 1987
Place of birth Saga, Saga, Japan
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Nippon TV Beleza
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2005 Kamimura Gakuen High School
2006–2009 Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 TEPCO Mareeze 3 (0)
2010– Nippon TV Beleza 142 (7)
Total 145 (7)
National team‡
2012– Japan 65 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 2, 2019

Club career

Ariyoshi was born in Saga on November 1, 1987. In 2008, when she was at Nippon Sport Science University, she debuted in the L.League for TEPCO Mareeze. After graduating, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2010. She was selected for the Best Eleven four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016).

National team career

In February 2012, Ariyoshi was selected Japan national team for 2012 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 29, she debuted against Norway. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2015, played at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd place. She played 6 matches and scored a goal.[1] She was named candidates for the Golden Ball at the tournament.[2] She was also a member for 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. She played 63 games and scored 1 goals for Japan.

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201250
201380
2014170
2015121
201670
201700
2018140
201920
Total651

References
  1. FIFA
  2. FIFA
  3. List of match in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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