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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yūka Nicole Momiki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, United States | ||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Nippon TV Beleza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2020 | Nippon TV Beleza | 117 | (39) |
| 2020–2021 | OL Reign | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Linköpings FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Linköpings FC (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Linköpings FC | 41 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | Leicester City | 34 | (5) |
| 2025– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Japan U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Japan U20 | 6 | (7) |
| 2017– | Japan | 43 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yūka Nicole Momiki (籾木 結花 ニコル,Momiki Yūka Nikoru;IPA:[moꜜmikijɯːkaɲikoꜜɾɯ]; born 9 April 1996) is a United States-born Japanese professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forWomen's Super League clubEverton and theJapan national team.
Momiki joinedNippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2011. She was selected in the Best Eleven in2016 and2017.
On 22 May 2020, Momiki signed forOL Reign of theNational Women's Soccer League.[2] After two separate loan spells in Sweden, Momiki transferred permanently toLinköpings FC on 10 December 2021.[3] In January 2024, she signed forLeicester City.[4] After her contract expired in July 2025, she joinedEverton.[5]
Born in theUnited States to Japanese parents, Momiki was eligible to represent Japan or the United States at the international level.[6] She opted to play for Japan.
In 2012, Momiki was selected forJapan U-17 national team for2012 U-17 World Cup.
In 2016, Momiki was selected forJapan U-20 national team for2016 U-20 World Cup. At this competition, she played 6 games and scored 7 goals, helping Japan to a third-place finish.[7]
In 2017, Momiki was selected for theJapan national team for the2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 1 March, she debuted againstSpain. She played 21 games and scored 6 goals for Japan in 2017.
On 10 May 2019, Momiki was included in the 23-player squad for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]
On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the2020 Summer Olympics.[9]
Momiki was part of the Japan squad that won the2025 SheBelieves Cup.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2011 | Nadeshiko League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Nadeshiko League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| 2014 | Nadeshiko League | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | ||
| 2015 | Nadeshiko League | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | 32 | 20 | ||
| 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 27 | 13 | ||
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 134 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 78 | ||
| OL Reign | 2020 | National Women's Soccer League | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | National Women's Soccer League | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Linköpings (loan) | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Linköpings | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | 18 | ||
| Total | 61 | 23 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 69 | 26 | |||
| Leicester City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Career total | 207 | 68 | 39 | 18 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 294 | 105 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2017 | 14 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 15 | |
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