Japanese football player
Eriko Arakawa (荒川 恵理子 Arakawa Eriko is a Japanesefootball player. She plays forChifure AS Elfen Saitama and formerly played for theJapan national team .
Arakawa was born inNerima ,Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joinedL.League clubYomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (laterNippon TV Beleza ) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in2003 and2004 . In the September2008 WPS International Draft , she was drafted byFC Gold Pride in the top level US basedWomen's Professional Soccer league.[ 2]
In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against theBoston Breakers in a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the2009 WPS season , she was back toNippon TV Beleza .[ 3]
In 2010, she moved toUrawa Reds . From 2013, she played forChifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016),Nippon TV Beleza (2015) andNippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing forChifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.
National team career [ edit ] On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted forJapan national team againstCanada .[ 4] 2003 and2007 World Cups , and the2004 and2008 Summer Olympics . She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.
Team Season League Domestic Domestic Total Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists FC Gold Pride 2009 WPS 19 11 1088 1 1 – – – – – 19 11 1088 1 1 Total 19 11 1088 1 1 – – – – – 19 11 1088 1 1 Career Total – 19 11 1088 1 1 – – – – – 19 11 1088 1 1
National team statistics [ edit ] [ 4] [ 5]
International goals [ edit ] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 9 June 2003 Bangkok ,Thailand Philippines 2 –015–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 2. 22 July 2003 Sendai ,Japan South Korea 3 –05–0 Friendly 3. 5 –04. 14 September 2003 Concord ,United States France 2 –22–2 6. 24 April 2004 Tokyo , JapanNorth Korea 1 –03–0 2004 Summer Olympics qualification 7. 11 August 2004 Volos ,Greece Sweden 1 –01–0 2004 Summer Olympics 16. 15 April 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 2 –04–0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification 17. 3 June 2007 Tokyo, Japan South Korea 3 –06–1 18. 21 February 2008 Chongqing ,China South Korea 1 –02–0 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship 19. 31 May 2008 Hồ Chí Minh City ,Vietnam Chinese Taipei 4 –011–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup 20. 18 August 2008 Beijing , ChinaUnited States 2 –42–4 2008 Summer Olympics
Philippines
South Korea
France
North Korea
Sweden
Thailand
Chinese Taipei
United States
