Emi Yamamoto

Emi Yamamoto
山本絵美
Personal information
Full name	Emi Yamamoto
Date of birth	9 March 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Yokohama FC Seagulls
Number	7
Youth career
1997–1999
Senior career*
National team
Tasaki Perule FC
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Emi Yamamoto (山本絵美, Yamamoto Emi, born 9 March 1982) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Yokohama FC Seagulls. She played for the Japanese national team.

Club career[]

Yamamoto was born in Miura on 9 March 1982. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2000. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2000 season. The club won L.League championship in 2003 and 2nd position 4 times. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. From 2009, she went to the United States and Italy. In 2014, she returned to Japan and joined Yokohama FC Seagulls (later NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls).

National team career[]

On 12 January 2003, Yamamoto debuted for the Japanese national team against the United States. She played at the 2003 AFC Championship. She was also a team member for Japan at the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She played 22 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2004.^[1]