Moeka_Minami
Moeka Minami
Japanese footballer
Moeka Minami (南 萌華, Minami Moeka, born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club A.S. Roma and the Japan national team.
.jpg) Minami with A.S. Roma in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Urawa Reds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Urawa Reds | 68 | (3) |
| 2022– | Roma | 34 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Japan U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Japan | 45 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:38, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Minami was born in Saitama Prefecture on 7 December 1998. She attended high school in Saitama Prefectural Nanryō High School. She graduated from University of Tsukuba Physical Education College in 2021.[1] She began her youth career when she joined the junior youth team of Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies.
Urawa Reds
She was promoted to Nadeshiko League club Urawa Reds from the youth team in 2017.[2]
AS Roma
On 24 July 2022, Minami signed a two-year contract with Italian Serie A club Roma.[3] She made her debut for the club on 19 August 2022 in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League win against Glasgow City.[4] On 10 September 2022, she scored her first goal for the club in a Serie A match against AC Milan.[5] Later in the same month, she scored again for the club in a 4–1 win against Sparta Praha in the UEFA Champions League.[6] On 5 November, Minami won her first silverware with Roma as they beaten Juventus in a penalty shootout in the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana.[7] On 29 April 2023, she helped Roma clinched the 2022–23 Serie A title in a 2–1 win against Fiorentina, their first league title in club history.[8]
Youth
In 2014, Minami was selected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2014 U-17 World Cup.[9] She played one game against Paraguay in the group stage. Japan went on to win the championship.
Minami was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2018 U-20 World Cup.[10] She played all six matches as center-back and team captain. Japan won the championship and Minami received the Bronze Ball award.
Senior
In February 2019, Minami was selected for the Japan national team for the SheBelieves Cup. At this tournament, on 2 March, she debuted as center back-against Brazil.[11]
Minami was selected as part of the 22 players squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Japan in 2021.[12] She started all 3 group matches for Japan.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[13]
Club
- As of match played 26 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2017 | Nadeshiko League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Nadeshiko League | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 95 | 6 | ||||
| A.S. Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | |||
| Career Total | 102 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 9 | ||
- includes Empress's Cup, Coppa Italia
- includes Nadeshiko League Cup
- includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 3 December 2023[14]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minami goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 April 2021 | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan |  Paraguay |
1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 July 2023 | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan |  Panama |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [15] |
| 3 | 29 October 2023 | Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
| 4 | 3 December 2023 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil |  Brazil |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
Urawa Reds
- Nadeshiko League: 2020
- Empress's Cup: 2021
- Empress's Cup runner-up: 2019, 2020
- Nadeshiko League Cup runner-up: 2017
AS Roma
- Serie A: 2022–23[8]
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2022[7]
Japan U17
Japan U20
Japan
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2019
Individual
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship MVP: 2019
- Nadeshiko League/WE League Best Eleven: 2019, 2020, 2021-2022
- Individual
- "浦和レッズレディースニュース｜なでしこジャパンは合宿を実施中。南萌華「五輪に向けてトレーニングすることが務め。全力で取り組む」｜レッズプレス!!". redspress.jp. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- Urawa Reds (in Japanese)
- "Women's Champions League: Sparkling victory to see off Glasgow City!". asroma.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "AC Milan Women beaten 2–0 by Roma as tough start continues – the highlights". SempreMilancom. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "Roma Women 4-1 Sparta Prague: UWCL group stage secured!". asroma.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- Clancy, Conor (5 November 2022). "AS Roma beat Juventus on penalties to win Supercoppa Femminile". Total Italian Football. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- AP (29 April 2023). "Roma dominates and wins Serie A Women for first time". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Japan announces women's football squad for Tokyo 2020". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Starting Lineup/Result | MS＆AD CUP 2023 | Nadeshiko Japan | Japan National Team | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- Japan Football Association
- Moeka Minami – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Moeka Minami at Soccerway
- Moeka Minami at WorldFootball.net
