Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 15, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Omiya Ardija Ventus | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2020 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 99 | (11) |
2021- | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 40 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Japan U17 | 10 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Japan U20 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 25 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:50, 25 October 2023 (UTC) |
Ayu Nakada (仲田 歩夢, born August 15, 1993) is a Japanese professional football player[1] who currently plays as a midfielder for Japanese WE League club Omiya Ardija Ventus.[2] She played for Japan at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup,[3][4] winning silver at the former[5][6] and bronze at the latter.
Influenced by her father, a football coach, Nakada started playing football at the age of 6.[7] In elementary school she joined the strongest club in her prefecture, Fortuna SC.[7] In junior high school, she competed for Japan at the U-15 level.[7] At the U-17 level, she contributed to Japan's second place at the U-17 Women's World Cup, held in Trinidad at Tobago[7] in 2010. She was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.In the spring of 2012, at the age of 18, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa.[7]
For years Ayu Nakada has been a hot topic in Japan, attracting much attention for her looks (cuteness, idol-like/model-like appearance).[8][9][10][11]
In 2014, she placed fifth in the survey "Which Japanese female soccer player would you want to date?".[12] In 2016, she was selected to be the face of the poster promoting the Internet filtering rules for schools and other children's facilities, newly adopted in Hyogo Prefecture.[13]
Club | Season | League | Empress's cup | League cup [a] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2012 | Nadeshiko League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
2013 | Nadeshiko League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2014 | Nadeshiko League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2015 | Nadeshiko League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
2016 | Nadeshiko League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2017 | Nadeshiko League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 5 | |
2018 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
2019 | Nadeshiko League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 3 | |
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 99 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 147 | 20 | ||
Omiya Ardija Ventus | 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
2022–23 | WE League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
2023–24 | WE League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 4 | ||
Career total | 139 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 8 | 198 | 24 |
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
Japan U19