Miyuki Yanagita (柳田 美幸, Yanagita Miyuki; born April 11, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Miyuki Yanagita (柳田 美幸, Yanagita Miyuki; born April 11, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Yanagita was born in Chigasaki on April 11, 1981. When she was a high school student, she played for NTV Beleza. In 2000, she graduated from high school and she joined Tasaki Perule FC. In 2006, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season. [1] She played 239 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2009 and 2010).
In December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam. [2] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. [3] She played 91 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2008.
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 |
| 2006 | 15 | 4 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 11 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 December 1997 | Guangzhou, China |  Guam | ?–0 | 21–0 | 1997 AFC Women's Championship |
| 2. | 9 December 1997 |  Hong Kong | ?–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 3. | 9 April 2002 | Limoges, France |  Canada | ?–? | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 26 March 2005 | Sydney, Australia |  Australia | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 5. | 26 May 2005 | Russia |  Russia | ?–? | 4–2 | |
| 6. | ?–? | |||||
| 7. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia |  Chinese Taipei | 7–1 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 8. | 30 November 2006 | Doha, Qatar |  Jordan | 1–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
| 9. | 8–0 | |||||
| 10. | 10 December 2006 |  South Korea | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 11. | 12 August 2007 | Tokyo, Japan |  Thailand | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
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