Mana Iwabuchi

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Mana Iwabuchi
岩渕 真奈
Mana Iwabuchi FIFA Women's World Cup Canada June 12th, 2015.jpg
Iwabuchi with Japan at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Mana Iwabuchi
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2007 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Nippon TV Beleza 64 (30)
2012–2014 Hoffenheim 30 (10)
2014–2017 Bayern Munich 24 (5)
2017–2020 INAC Kobe Leonessa 47 (11)
2021 Aston Villa 13 (2)
2021– Arsenal 0 (0)
Total 135 (47)
National team
2007–2008 Japan U-17 7 (3)
2009–2010 Japan U-20 7 (6)
2010– Japan 81 (36)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2021

Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈, Iwabuchi Mana, born 18 March 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal and the Japan national team.

Club career[]

Nippon TV Beleza (2007–2012)[]

Iwabuchi was born in Musashino on 18 March 1993. On 21 October 2007, when she was 14 years old, she debuted in L.League at Nippon TV Beleza. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2008 season. She was also selected Best Eleven in 2011 season.

Hoffenheim (2012–2014)[]

On 28 November 2012, Iwabuchi joined Hoffenheim in the 2. Bundesliga and was given the number 28 shirt.[1][2] On 17 March 2013, she made her debut in a 6–2 away victory against , coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.[3] On 31 March 2013, she scored her first goal in a 3–2 win over 1. FFC Niederkirchen.[4] Iwabuchi finished the 2012–13 season with four goals in nine appearances as Hoffenheim won the Southern division and were promoted to the Bundesliga.[5] In the following season, she changed her shirt number to 13. On 8 September 2013, she scored Hoffenheim's first ever goal in the top-flight in a 1–0 home victory against VfL Sindelfingen.[6] She finished the 2013–14 season with six goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.[5]

Bayern Munich (2014–2017)[]

In June 2014, Iwabuchi left Hoffenheim to join Bayern Munich.[7] On 30 January 2016, she signed a two-year contract extension.[8][9] However, in March 2017 she announced on her blog that she had terminated her contract with the club, in order to return to Japan and concentrate on recovering from injuries.[10][11]

INAC Kobe Leonessa (2017–2020)[]

On 23 June 2017, Iwabuchi signed with INAC Kobe Leonessa.[12]

Aston Villa (2021)[]

Iwabuchi returned to Europe after she signed with Aston Villa on 21 December 2020 and joined them on January 2021.[13][14]

Arsenal (2021–)[]

As her short-term contract with Villa expires in the end of June 2021,[15] it was announced on 26 May 2021 that she will join Arsenal afterwards.[16] She scored her first goal for the club on her 18 August debut versus Okzhetpes in the Champions League.[17]

International career[]

Iwabuchi began her international career in 2008 when she was selected onto the Japan U-17 national team at the age of 15, and participated in the 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. The team was defeated in the quarterfinals but she was awarded the tournament's MVP (adidas Golden Ball).[18] A French team coach hailed her as a "future star of women's football."[19] Iwabuchi was also awarded the Asian Young Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation in 2008. She joined the Japan national team for the East Asian Football Championship, held in early 2010, and debuted in the game against China. She scored her first goal against the Chinese Taipei national team in the same competition. In 2011, she played at the 2011 World Cup and Japan won the championship. She played as a substitute in the final against United States.[20] She also played 2012 Summer Olympics and 2015 World Cup. Japan won 2nd place at both tournaments.[21] In 2018, at 2018 Asian Cup, she played full-time in all matches and scored 2 goals. Japan won the championship and she was selected MVP awards.[22] She played 61 games and scored 20 goals for Japan.

National team statistics[]

[23]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 2
2011 8 0
2012 4 0
2013 5 0
2014 5 1
2015 5 1
2016 7 4
2017 6 3
2018 18 9
8 7
3 2
3 4
Total 75 33
International Goals
Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Source
1 11 February 2010 National Stadium (Tokyo)  Chinese Taipei 1-0 3-0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship [24]
2 2-0
3 7 March 2014 Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista  Denmark 1-0 1-0 2014 Algarve Cup [25]
4 27 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)  Australia 1-0 1-0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [26]
5 2 March 2016 Kincho Stadium  South Korea 1-0 1-1 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [27]
6 7 March 2016 Kincho Stadium  Vietnam 1-0 6-1 [28]
7 9 March 2016 Kincho Stadium  North Korea 1-0 1-0 [29]
8 2 June 2016 Dick's Sporting Goods Park  United States 1-0 3-3 Friendly [30]
9 24 November 2017 King Abdullah II Stadium  Jordan 1-0 2-0 Friendly [31]
10 2-0
11 8 December 2017 Chiba Soga Football Stadium  South Korea 3-2 3-2 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) [32]
12 28 February 2018 Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista  Netherlands 2-6 2-6 2018 Algarve Cup [33]
13 5 March 2018 Estádio Algarve  Denmark 2-0 2-0 [34]
14 1 April 2018 Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki  Ghana 2-1 7-1 Friendly [35]
15 7 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium  Vietnam 3-0 4-0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup [36]
16 17 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium  China PR 1-0 3-1 [37]
17 16 August 2018 Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang  Thailand 1-0 2-0 2018 Asian Games [38]
18 25 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang  North Korea 1-0 2-1 [39]
19 11 November 2018 Tottori Bank Bird Stadium  Norway 2-0 4-1 Friendly [40]
20 3-0
21 14 June 2019 Roazhon Park, Rennes  Scotland 1-0 2-1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup [41]
22 6 October 2019 IAI Stadium Nihondaira  Canada 1-0 4-0 Friendly [42]
23 11 December 2019 Busan Asiad Main Stadium  Chinese Taipei 1-0 9-0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
24 8-0
25 14 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium  China PR 1-0 3-0
26 2-0
27 3-0

Honours[]

Club[]

Nippon TV Beleza
Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich

International[]

Individual[]

Personal life[]

Iwabuchi has an older brother, Ryota, who is also a professional footballer.

References[]

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