Eriko Arakawa

Eriko Arakawa
荒川恵理子
Personal information
Full name	Eriko Arakawa
Date of birth	30 October 1979 (age 41)
Place of birth	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number	18
Youth career
1995–1996	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
National team
Nippon TV Beleza
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2018

Eriko Arakawa (荒川恵理子, Arakawa Eriko, born 30 October 1979) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Arakawa was born in Nerima, Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joined L.League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004. In the September 2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league.^[1]

In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against Boston Breakers leading to a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the 2009 WPS season, she was back to Nippon TV Beleza.^[2]

In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.

National team career[]

On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for Japan national team against Canada.^[3] She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.

Club statistics[]

Team	Season	League	Domestic League					Domestic Playoffs					Total
Team	Season	League	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
FC Gold Pride	2009	WPS	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1
		Total	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1
Career Total		–	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1

National team statistics[]

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	13	5
2004	10	5
2005	0	0
2006	14	3
2007	15	4
2008	14	3
2009	1	0
2010	0	0
2011	3	0
Total	72	20

References[]

^ http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10548138
^ "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza". FC Gold Pride. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009. External link in |work= (help)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
^ List of match in 2010, 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links[]

Eriko Arakawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
Eriko Arakawa at Soccerway
Eriko Arakawa at WorldFootball.net
Eriko Arakawa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Japan Football Association
Nippon TV Beleza
FC Gold Pride

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[1] ttp://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10548138

[2] "FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza". FC Gold Pride. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009. External link in |work= (help)

[JFA-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[4] List of match in 2010, 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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