Japanese football player
Eriko Arakawa (荒川 恵理子, Arakawa Eriko , born 30 October 1979) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama and formerly played for the Japan national team .
Club career
Arakawa was born in Nerima , Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joined L.League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza ) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004 . In the September 2008 WPS International Draft , she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league.
In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against the Boston Breakers in a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the 2009 WPS season , she was back to Nippon TV Beleza .
In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds . From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.
National team career
On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for Japan national team against Canada . She was a member of Japan's squads at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups , and the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics . She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.
Club statistics
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
International goals
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 –0
4.
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
References
"FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021."Brazilian star to join new Bay Area soccer team" . 24 September 2008."FC Gold Pride Finalizes Player Loan Agreement With NTV Beleza" (Press release). FC Gold Pride. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.^ Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
2010 , 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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