MOMIKI Yuka

Japan
Football
9 Apr 1996
25
Female
1.53/5'0''
NEW YORK, NY
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FBL Football Women
JPN
Japan
 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Dome
Women's Group E
#01
JPN
Japan
1
CAN
Canada
1
Finished
Sapporo Dome
Women's Group E
#07
JPN
Japan
0
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Miyagi Stadium
Women's Group E
#13
CHI
Chile
0
JPN
Japan
1
Finished
Saitama Stadium
Women's Quarter-final
#21
SWE
Sweden
3
JPN
Japan
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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FIFA Women's World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
13Senior2019France

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Senior2018Indonesia

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3U202016Papua New Guinea
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Nicole (Twitter profile, 23 Jul 2021)
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Keio University, Tokyo, JPN
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English, Japanese
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OL Reign [Tacoma, WA, USA] since 2020
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Asako Takakura [national], JPN
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Forward (jfa.jp, 13 Jun 2021)
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Left-footed (hochi.news, 14 Jun 2021)
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2017 for Japan Against Spain, in Portugal (jfa.jp, 01 Mar 2017)
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In September 2020 she fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in her left foot. She underwent surgery and returned to competitive action in March 2021. (Instagram profile, 13 Sep 2020, 15 Mar 2021; web.ultra-soccer.jp, 10 Apr 2021)

Her training was disrupted ahead of the 2019 World Cup in France due to a problem with her left thigh. (fujitv.co.jp, 2019)

In April 2018 she withdrew from a national team training camp in Europe due to an injury to the sole of her foot. (web.gekisaka.jp, 16 May 2021)
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National Women's Soccer League [USA] (nwslsoccer.com, 24 Jun 2021)
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She began playing football in kindergarten, and took up the sport seriously during grade two of primary school at Buddy FC in Tokyo, Japan. (u-29.com, 04 Jan 2021; fujitv.co.jp, 2019)
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"I don't remember much about why I got involved in football. My father used to play football, and I often played the sport with boys and wanted to stand out among them." (u-29.com, 04 Jan 2021)

General Interest

General
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
In May 2020 she relocated to the United States of America to join National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] club OL Reign. In August 2020 she was loaned to Swedish club Linkoping, before returning to her parent club in 2021. "In March 2020 I received an offer from the club [OL Reign] when we had the national training camp in United States of America. It wasn't easy for me to make a decision following the postponement of the 2020 Olympics and the suspension of the [Japanese] league, but I always wanted to play overseas. Some people told me that it might be better for me to maintain my form while playing as part of my preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and I agreed with them. However, I had a strong desire to play against stronger and faster players every day, after having three matches in United States of America." (Tokyo Verdy YouTube channel, 22 May 2020; olreign.com, 24 Jun 2021; verdy.co.jp, 22 May 2021; Instagram profile, 13 Sep 2020, 15 Mar 2021; web.ultra-soccer.jp, 10 Apr 2021)

UNIVERSITY
She combined her sporting career with her studies at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, until she graduated from the university in 2018. "There were four reasons that I wanted to study at university, to improve my performance, to contribute to the Japanese women's football scene, to learn other languages including English, and to take on a new challenge. But above all, I wanted to expand my potential while getting involved in both study and sports." (note.com, 06 Dec 2018; web.gekisaka.jp, 16 May 2019; u-29.com, 04 Jan 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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