| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Senior | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Senior | 2011 | Germany | |
| Asian Games | ||||
| 1 | Senior | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
Hobbies
Relaxing. (JS Goal, 16 Oct 2006)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
Japanese, English
Club name
Okayama Yunogo Belle, Japan
Coach
Kaori Taneda (yunogo-belle.com, 28 Feb 2012)
Position and style
Midfield (yunogo-belle.com, 28 Feb 2012)
Debut
2003 for Japan, against Thailand, Friendly Match (JFA, 07 Mar 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up football at age six, during her first year at elementary school. (movin-you.com, 19 Oct 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father founded a football team, so she joined. (movin-you.com, 19 Oct 2007)
Awards
She was awarded the AFC Women's Player of the Year for 2011. (fifa.com, 24 Nov 2011)
In 2009 she played every minute of every match for Los Angeles Sol, leading the league with 1,800 minutes of game time. (womensprosoccer.com, 01 Sep 2010)
In 2009 she was named in the first ever Women's Professional Soccer [WPS] All-Star team in America. (womensprosoccer.com, 01 Sep 2010)
She was voted MVP of the Okayama team Yunogo Belle in 2008 and 2009. (womensprosoccer.com, 01 Sep 2010)
Named in the Japanese League's Best Eleven in 2007. (Japan Team Handbook, 2008)
General
USA STINT
She played for Los Angels Sol in 2009 followed by Saint Louis Athletica in 2010. She joined Atlanta Beat on a free transfer in June 2010. (womensprosoccer.com, suku-noppo.jp, 05 Sep 2010)
CAPTAINCY
In 2012 she was announced as the new captain of the Japan team, replacing 2011 world player of the year Homare Sawa. (daily.co.jp, 27 Feb 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
