Ayu Nakada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 15, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 59 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Japan U17 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Japan U20 | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 24, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 24, 2014 | |||
Ayu Nakada (仲田 歩夢, born August 15, 1993) is a Japanese football player.[1] She currently plays as a midfielder for Japanese L. League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.[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.
Career[]
Influenced by her father, a football coach, she 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.
In the spring of 2012, at the age of 18, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa.[7]
She was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Popularity and fan following[]
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][12][13][14][15][16][7][17]
In 2014 she placed fifth in the survey "Which Japanese female soccer player would you want to date?".[18]
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.[19]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
| Year | Club | No. | Division | League | League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2009 | Tokiwaki Gakuen High School Soccer Club | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 11 | Challenge League East | 10 | 9 | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2012 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 13 | Nadeshiko | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | Nadeshiko Division 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 5 | |||
Honours[]
Club[]
Tokiwaki Gakuen High School Soccer Club
- National High School Women's Football Championship Tournament: 2009, 2011
- Challenge League East: 2010, 2011
- Japan Women's Football League: 2012, 2013[20]
- Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Soccer Championship Tournament: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2013
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship: 2012
International[]
Japan U19
Other appearances[]
Television[]
- (BS Asahi)
References[]
- ^ "ＩＮＡＣ選手、三木市長表敬 ２０日の公式戦ＰＲ". 神戸新聞NEXT. August 8, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
"仲田歩夢が女子高校サッカー選手権を振り返る「高校3年間で一番悔しい瞬間」". Soccer King. January 14, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2018. - ^ "選手紹介 仲田 歩夢". INAC Kobe Leonessa. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics Ayu NAKADA". FIFA.com.
- ^ "ＩＮＡＣ仲田歩夢「力出し切って」ヤンなでにエール". 日刊スポーツ. November 22, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "How Japan is stuck between national team peaks and domestic troughs, with World Cup winner Megumi Takase". These Football Times. March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "仲田歩夢：時事ドットコム". Jiji.com. Jiji Press Ltd. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "１８歳かわい過ぎるレフティー仲田歩夢". Daily Sports Online. 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "なでしこ仲田、先輩FWと"新ウェア2ショット"公開に反響「寒いのにショートパンツ？」". Nico Nico News. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "なでしこ仲田、若手女優とオフ満喫 "くまのプーさん"で私服ショット反響「今日も美人」". Nico Nico News. February 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "なでしこMF仲田、若手女優と2ショット 「前髪ぱっつん」写真で反響「可愛すぎる」". Nico Nico News. January 11, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "なでしこ仲田&伊藤 "スーツ姿"好評「天使2人の後ろにイケメン」 写っていたのは…". Nico Nico News. February 10, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "「日韓美人対決」と話題！ なでしこ仲田、韓国代表イ・ミナと"ピース2ショット"公開". Nico Nico News. February 11, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "美人レフティー仲田歩夢、Ｕ20Ｗ杯Ｖ誓う - サッカー日本代表ニュース".
- ^ "ヤングなでしこ・仲田歩夢 色白ポニーテールでドリブル名手".
- ^ "ルックスも文句なし！"ＩＮＡＣ美少女トリオ"仲田歩夢、京川舞、田中陽子/デイリースポーツ online".
- ^ "Cầu thủ Nhật xinh hơn Phạm Băng Băng gây sốt".
- ^ "Inac神戸、弓弦羽神社で必勝祈願 八咫烏との"主力4ショット"に「可愛すぎる」の声".
- ^ "恋人にしたい女性サッカー選手は? - 「おしゃれ番長」川澄奈穂美の順位は?". Mynavi News. August 20, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "ネット利用啓発ポスター ＩＮＡＣ仲田選手を起用". 神戸新聞NEXT. July 28, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Inac高瀬愛実、仲田歩夢がイベントに登場！仲田の「プライベートな目標」とは".
- ^ "ＩＮＡＣ神戸の仲田 悔しさバネ、好調キープ". 神戸新聞NEXT. June 22, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
External links[]
- Ayu Nakada's profile at FIFA.com
- Ayu Nakada at INAC Kobe Leonessa
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