Ayumi Hara

Ayumi Hara (原 歩, Hara Ayumi, born February 21, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Ayumi Hara
原 歩
Personal information
Full name Ayumi Hara
Date of birth (1979-02-21) February 21, 1979
Place of birth Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2001 Nippon TV Beleza 108 (24)
2002–2005 Iga FC Kunoichi 61 (20)
2006–2009 INAC Kobe Leonessa 76 (21)
2013–2014 AS Elfen Saitama 0 (0)
Total 245 (65)
National team
1998–2008 Japan 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Hara was born in Hachioji on February 21, 1979. In 1993, when she was 14 years old, she debuted for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). In 2000 season, she was selected MVP awards in L.League. She played for the club until 2001. From 2002, she played for Iga FC Kunoichi (2002-2005) and INAC Kobe Leonessa (2006-2009). She retired in 2009. She played 245 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (1999, 2000 and 2008). In July 2013, she came back at AS Elfen Sayama FC (later AS Elfen Saitama) until end of 2014 season.[1]

National team career

On May 17, 1998, when Hara was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against United States.[2] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2007 World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] She played 42 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2008.

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199830
1999121
200060
200140
200220
200300
200410
200510
200600
200750
200881
Total422

References
  1. AS Elfen Sayama FC Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  2. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  3. FIFA


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