Megumi Kamionobe (上尾野辺 めぐみ, Kamionobe Megumi, born 15 March 1986) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Albirex Niigata and formerly played for the Japan national team.
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Full name | Megumi Kamionobe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Yamato Sylphid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Musashigaoka College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006– | Albirex Niigata | 253 | (77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 253 | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2016 | Japan | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018 |
Kamionobe was born in Yokohama on 15 March 1986. After graduating from Musashigaoka College, she joined Albirex Niigata in 2006. She was selected in the Best Eleven 5 times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016).
On 1 August 2009, Kamionobe debuted for the Japan national team against France.[1] She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.[2] Japan won the World Cup in 2011[3] and came second in 2015. In Asia, she was also a squad member at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 34 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2016.
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 10 | 1 |
2011 | 6 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 5 | 0 |
2014 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 5 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China | ![]() | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | 9 March 2011 | Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
Japan squad – 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup third place | ||
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Japan squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup winners (1st title) | ||
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Japan squad – 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup winners (1st title) | ||
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Japan squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup runners-up | ||
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