Yuka Momiki

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 OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League and the Japan women's national football team.

Yuka Momiki
籾木 結花
Personal information
Full name Yuka Nicole Momiki
Date of birth (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 OL Reign
Number 21
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 (loan) Linköpings FC
National team‡
2012 Japan U-17 3 (1)
2016 Japan U-20 6 (7)
2017– Japan 30 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019

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
YearAppsGoals
2017143
201873
201994
Total3010

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 April 2017Umakana Yokana Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan Costa Rica3–03–0Friendly
2.27 July 2017CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States Brazil1–01–12017 Tournament of Nations
3.30 July 2017Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States Australia2–42–42017 Tournament of Nations
4.16 August 2018Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Thailand2–02–02018 Asian Games
5.21 August 2018Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Vietnam2–07–02018 Asian Games
6.11 November 2018Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori, Japan Norway4'–04–1Friendly
7.28 February 2019Talen Energy Staium, Chester, United States United States2–22–22019 SheBelieves Cup
8.3 March 2019Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States Brazil1–03–12019 SheBelieves Cup
9.6 October 2019IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka, Japan Canada2–04–0Friendly
10.17 December 2019Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea South Korea1–01–02019 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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