Riho Sakamoto

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Riho Sakamoto
坂本 理保
Personal information
Full name Riho Sakamoto
Date of birth (1992-07-07) July 7, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Nagano Parceiro
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Urawa Reds 29 (0)
2015– AC Nagano Parceiro 69 (8)
Total 98 (8)
International career
2012 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2017 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2014
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2014
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Riho Sakamoto (坂本 理保, Sakamoto Riho, born July 7, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro. She has also played for the Japan national team.

Club career[edit]

Sakamoto was born in Tochigi Prefecture on July 7, 1992. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2011.[1] She moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2015.[2]

National team career[edit]

In 2012, Sakamoto was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup. Japan won 3rd place.[3] On July 30, 2017, she debuted for Japan national team against Australia.

National team statistics[edit]

[4]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
  2. ^ AC Nagano Parceiro(in Japanese)
  3. ^ FIFA
  4. ^ List of match in 2017 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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