Saori Takarada

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Saori Takarada
宝田 沙織
Personal information
Full name Saori Takarada
Date of birth (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 21)
Place of birth Tateyema, Toyama, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 110 (44)
2021– Washington Spirit 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Japan U-17 5 (2)
2018 Japan U-20 6 (5)
2019– Japan 6 (1)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2021

Saori Takarada (宝田 沙織, Takarada Saori, born 27 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder and forward for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Japan women's national football team. She previously played for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka Sakai.

Early life[]

Takarada was born in Toyama Prefecture on 27 December 1999.[citation needed]

Club career[]

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (2013–2020)[]

In 2013, Takarada joined Nadeshiko League club Cerezo Osaka Sakai. She scored 44 goals in 110 appearances for the club and helped the club gain promotion to the top flight of the Nadeshiko League in 2019. During the 2019 season, Takarada scored 2 goals in 18 appearances for Cerezo and helped the team to a fourth-place finish. She played both as a forward and as a midfielder for Cerezo.[2][3]

Washington Spirit (2021–present)[]

On 1 December 2020, Takarada signed a contract with the Washington Spirit for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Her Japanese national team teammate Kumi Yokoyama signed with the Spirit in 2019. Takarada reported to the Spirit's preseason training camp in February 2021.[4]

International career[]

In 2016, Takarada was named to the Japan U-17 national team roster for the 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played in 5 matches and scored 2 goals,[5] helping Japan to a 2nd place finish.

In 2018, Takarada played for the Japan U-20 national team at the 2018 U-20 World Cup.[6] She played in all 6 matches and scored 5 goals and recorded 3 assists. Takarada scored the game-winning goal for Japan in the tournament final against Spain, leading Japan to the championship. She earned the Silver Ball and Bronze Boot for her performance in the tournament. Takarada also won the 2018 Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 2018.[3]

Takarada was named to the Japanese national team for the 2019 World Cup afterRiko Ueki withdrew due to injury in May 2019.[7] She served as a substitute for Japan during the World Cup, appearing in three of Japan's four games.[3][8]

Statistics[]

Japan national team[9]
Year Apps Goals
2019 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Saori Takarada – Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Jason Anderson (1 December 2020). "Washington Spirit sign Japanese attacker Saori Takarada". Black and Red United. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jason Anderson (4 March 2021). "Washington Spirit announce 2021 preseason roster". Black and Red United. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ Saori Takarada – FIFA competition record (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ FIFA
  7. ^ Japan Football Association
  8. ^ Japan Football Association
  9. ^ List of match in 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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