Maria Kikuchi

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Maria Kikuchi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
INAC Kobe Leonessa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maria Kikuchi (born 5 December 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. [1]

Club career

Kikuchi made her WE League debut on 12 September 2021. [2]

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References

  1. "登録選手 : 【菊池 まりあ】 | INAC神戸 レオネッサ". inac-kobe.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Scoresheet" (PDF). Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2021.