Aya Miyama

is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Miyama was a member of the Japan national team that won the 2011 World Cup.

She was named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Player of the Year in 2011

Miyama was a member of the women's team in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. She was elected captain of the team which won a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Her play was highlighted when she scored a crucial goal in her team's first game.

Statistics

1Includes 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

References

Other websites

Japan Football Association

1985 births

Living people

Footballers from Chiba Prefecture

Japan women's international footballers

Nadeshiko League players

Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players

Okayama Yunogo Belle players

Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players

2003 AFC Women's Championship players

2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup players

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup players

2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup players

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup players

Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games

Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games

Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games

Olympic medalists in football

Japanese Olympic silver medalists

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players

AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players

Asian Games medalists in football

Asian Games gold medalists for Japan

Asian Games silver medalists for Japan

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games