Yuka Momiki

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Yuka Momiki
籾木 結花
Personal information
Full name Yuka Nicole Momiki
Date of birth (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Linköpings FC
(on loan from OL Reign)
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2010 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2020 Nippon TV Beleza 117 (39)
2020– OL Reign 0 (0)
2020 → Linköpings FC (loan) 1 (0)
2021– → Linköpings FC (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2012 Japan U-17 3 (1)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (7)
2017– Japan 37 (14)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019

Yuka Nicole Momiki (籾木 結花, Momiki Yūka, born April 9, 1996) is an American-born Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Linköpings FC (on loan from OL Reign) and the Japan women's national football team.

Club career[]

Momiki joined Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2011. She was selected Best Eleven in 2016 and 2017.

On May 22, 2020, Momiki signed for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.[1]

National team career[]

Born in the United States to Japanese parents, Momiki was eligible to represent Japan or the United States at the international level.[2] She opted to play for Japan.

In 2012, Momiki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.

In 2016, Momiki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 World Cup. At this competition, she played 6 games and scored 7 goals, and Japan won 3rd place.[3]

In 2017, Momiki was selected Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 1, she debuted against Spain. She played 21 games and scored 6 goals for Japan in 2017.

National team statistics[]

[4]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 14 3
2018 7 3
9 4
Total 30 10

International goals[]

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 April 2017 Umakana Yokana Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan  Costa Rica 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 27 July 2017 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States  Brazil 1–0 1–1 2017 Tournament of Nations
3. 30 July 2017 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Australia 2–4 2–4 2017 Tournament of Nations
4. 16 August 2018 Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Thailand 2–0 2–0 2018 Asian Games
5. 21 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Vietnam 2–0 7–0 2018 Asian Games
6. 11 November 2018 Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori, Japan  Norway 4'–0 4–1 Friendly
7. 28 February 2019 Talen Energy Staium, Chester, United States  United States 2–2 2–2 2019 SheBelieves Cup
8. 3 March 2019 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States  Brazil 1–0 3–1 2019 SheBelieves Cup
9. 6 October 2019 IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka, Japan  Canada 2–0 4–0 Friendly
10. 17 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

References[]

  1. ^ "OL REIGN SIGNS JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL YUKA MOMIKI". OL Reign. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The new faces of the Nadeshiko". The Equalizer. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ FIFA
  4. ^ List of match in 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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