| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 97 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Japan | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:54, 26 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:13, 1 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Miyabi Moriya (born 22 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan national team. [1]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [3]
On July 26, 2023, she made her first World Cup appearance in Japan's second-round 2–0 victory over Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C.
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 October 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  India | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2 | 1 November 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
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