Won award: AFC Women's Player of the Year (2015).
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Aya Miyama
Aya Miyama is a Japanese former footballer who played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015, and was part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup for Japan. Miyama also led Japan to a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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sports · Japanese footballer (born 1985) · association football player · also Aya Miyama, Miyama
Born 28 January 1985 · Q236534
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2015· 4 entries
Won award: FIFPro (2015).
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Runner-up: FIFA Women's World Cup with Japan (2015).
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Won award: FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Ball (2015).
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2014· 3 entries
Won award: AFC Women's Asian Cup Best player (2014).
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Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2014).
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Won: AFC Women's Asian Cup with Japan (2014).
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2013· 1 entry
Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2013).
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2012· 5 entries
Won award: AFC Women's Player of the Year (2012).
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Runner-up: Summer Olympics with Japan (2012).
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Won award: Algarve Cup Best player (2012).
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Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2012).
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At Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
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2011· 5 entries
SB Nation: VIDEO: Aya Miyama Goal Means Extra Time For USA-Japan Women’s World Cup Final
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Won award: AFC Women's Player of the Year (2011).
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Won: FIFA Women's World Cup with Japan (2011).
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Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2011).
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Won award: FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team (2011).
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2010· 5 entries
Won: East Asian Football Championship with Japan (2010).
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Won: Asian Games Gold Medal with Japan (2010).
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Played for Saint Louis Athletica (2010–2010) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Atlanta Beat (2010–2010) — 17 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Okayama Yunogo Belle (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
Played for Okayama Yunogo Belle (2009–2009) — 6 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Los Angeles Sol (2009–2009) — 20 appearances, 0 goals.
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2008· 2 entries
Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2008).
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Won: East Asian Football Championship with Japan (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Won award: L.League Division 1 Best Eleven (6) (2007).
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2004· 2 entries
Won award: L.League Division 2 Best Player (2004).
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Won award: L.League Division 2 top scorer (2004).
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2003· 2 entries
And from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team
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Played for Japan women's national football team (2003).
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2001· 2 entries
Played for Okayama Yunogo Belle (2001–2008) — 110 appearances, 62 goals.
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Having received an invitation from Midori Honda, the coach
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1999· 2 entries
Played for Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (1999–2000) — 6 appearances, 2 goals.
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After playing with their youth team, but when she was in eleventh grade, she left the team and went to the high school football club
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1985· 1 entry
Born 1985-01-28.
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