Japanese association football player (born 2004)
Aoba Fujino Full name
Aoba Fujino Date of birth
(2004-01-27 ) 27 January 2004 (age 20) Place of birth
Machida , Tokyo , Japan Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
Tokyo Verdy Beleza Number
17
Minamiosawa FC
Tokyo Verdy Sereias 2019–2021
Jumonji High School Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2021–
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
36
(14) 2022
Japan U-20
2022–
Japan
13
(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Aoba Fujino (藤野 あおば , Fujino Aoba , born 27 January 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza and the Japan national team .
Club career
He made her WE League debut on 16 October 2021.[1]
International career
In July 2022, Fujino was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2022 U-20 Women's World Cup [2] where Japan were the runners-up.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup .[3] On July 26, 2023, she scored her first World Cup goal against Costa Rica in the 2nd round of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C , becoming the youngest Japanese goal scorer (19 years and 180 days) in the World Cup for both men and women.[4] [5]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 10 June 2023 [6]
International
As of match played 30 November 2023 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Japan
2022
4
0
2023
9
3
Total
13
3
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fujino goal.
List of international goals scored by Aoba Fujino
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
14 July 2023
Yurtec Stadium Sendai , Sendai , Japan
Panama
4 –0
5–0
Friendly
2
26 July 2023
Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin , New Zealand
Costa Rica
2 –0
2–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3
30 November 2023
Arena Corinthians , São Paulo , Brazil
Brazil
1 –0
3–4
Friendly
4
28 February 2024
Japan National Stadium , Tokyo , Japan
North Korea
2 –0
2–1
2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5
3 June 2024
Estadio Nueva Condomina , Murcia , Spain
New Zealand
3 –1
4–1
Friendly
Honours
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Japan U20
Individual
References
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