Riko Ueki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riko Ueki | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 30 | (13) |
| Total | 30 | (13) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (4) |
| 2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (5) |
| 2019– | Japan | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019 | |||
Riko Ueki (植木 理子, Ueki Riko, born 30 July 1999) is a Japanese football player. She plays for NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the Japanese WE League. and Japan national team.
Club career[]
Ueki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 30 July 1999. She joined L.League club Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2016. She became a regular player as forward from 2017 season.
National team career[]
In 2016, Ueki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup.[1] She played at 5 matches and scored 4 goals, and Japan won the 2nd place.
In 2018, Ueki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup.[2] She played at all 6 matches and scored 5 goals, and Japan won the championship.
On 4 April 2019, Ueki debuted for Japan national team against France.[3] Later that year, Ueki was named to Japan's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; however, she was forced to withdraw due to injury on 31 May.[4][5]
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ FIFA
- ^ FIFA
- ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad, Schedule - FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Japan Football Association. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "なでしこ、植木理子が右膝痛め離脱、宝田沙織を招集" [Nadeshiko, Ueki Riko pains her right knee and leaves, Saori Takada called up]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 31 May 2019.
- ^ List of match in 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Riko Ueki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Riko Ueki at Soccerway
- Riko Ueki at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Women's association football forwards
- Japanese women's football biography stubs