Ruka Norimatsu

Ruka Norimatsu
乗松瑠華
Personal information
Full name	Ruka Norimatsu
Date of birth	January 30, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth	Ageo, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Urawa Reds
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2013	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
National team
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018

Ruka Norimatsu (乗松瑠華, Norimatsu Ruka, born January 30, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Urawa Reds. She played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Norimatsu was born in Ageo on January 30, 1996. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined Urawa Reds in 2014. She was selected Best Young Player awards and Best Eleven in 2014 season.

National team career[]

In September 2012, Norimatsu was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.^[1] On May 8, 2014, when Norimatsu was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against New Zealand. She played for Japan at 2014 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. In 2016, she played as captain for U-20 team at 2016 U-20 World Cup and Japan won 3rd place.^[1]

National team statistics[]

^[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	2	0
Total	2	0

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b FIFA
^ List of match in 2014 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links[]

Ruka Norimatsu – FIFA competition record (archived)
Ruka Norimatsu at Soccerway

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[FIFA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b FIFA

[2] List of match in 2014 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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