Mai Aizawa (footballer)

Mai Aizawa
相澤 舞衣
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-10) September 10, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Mie, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Yokkaichi Nishi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2010 Speranza FC Takatsuki 148 (52)
Total 148 (52)
International career
1999–2002 Japan 5 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mai Aizawa (相澤 舞衣, Aizawa Mai, born September 10, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Aizawa was born in Mie Prefecture on September 10, 1980. After graduating from high school, she joined Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina (later Speranza FC Takatsuki) in 1999. In the 1999 season, she was selected for the Best Young Player awards. She retired in 2010.

National team career

In November 1999, when Aizawa was 19 years old, she was selected for the Japan national team for 1999 AFC Championship. At this competition, on November 12, she debuted and scored 3 goals against Nepal. She also played at the 2002 Asian Games. She played 5 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2002.[1]

National team statistics

Source:[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1999 3 4
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 0
Total 5 4

References

  1. ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)