Megumi Takase (高瀬 愛実, Takase Megumi, born November 10, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team.

Club career

Takase was born in Kitami on November 10, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. In 2009 season, she was selected Best Young Player awards. In 2012, she scored 20 goals in 18 games and became top scorer. she was also selected MVP awards.

International career

On January 15, 2010, Takase debuted for the Japan national team against Chile. In July, she was selected to play for the Japan U-20 national team at the 2010 U-20 World Cup.[1] She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Japan won the 2011 World Cup[2] and got a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was also a squad member for the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 61 games and scored 9 goals for Japan until 2016.

Personal life

Takase's brother Akira Takase is also a footballer.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2009 Nadeshiko League 19 16 3 1 - 22 17
2010 Nadeshiko League 18 8 4 3 3 1 25 12
2011 Nadeshiko League 15 2 4 3 - 19 5
2012 Nadeshiko League 18 20 4 1 6 2 28 23
2013 Nadeshiko League 13 6 4 5 9 4 26 15
2014 Nadeshiko League 28 19 2 1 - 30 20
2015 Nadeshiko League 16 7 4 3 - 20 10
2016 Nadeshiko League 18 3 5 1 8 4 31 8
2017 Nadeshiko League 18 5 2 1 9 1 29 7
2018 Nadeshiko League 18 6 5 2 9 2 32 10
2019 Nadeshiko League 18 1 4 2 10 0 32 3
2020 Nadeshiko League 14 3 3 2 - 17 5
2021–22 WE League 19 4 1 0 - 20 4
2022–23 WE League 6 4 4 1 4 0 14 5
Career total 238 104 49 26 58 14 345 145

International

As of match played 9 March 2016[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2010 12 4
2011 7 0
2012 10 1
2013 6 0
2014 17 4
2015 6 0
2016 3 0
Total 61 9
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Takase goal.
List of international goals scored by Megumi Takase
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 January 2010 Chile  Colombia 3–0 4–2 2010 BICENNTENIAL WOMAN'S CUP
2 11 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Chinese Taipei 3–0 3–0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
3 8 May 2010 Matsumoto, Japan  Mexico 2–0 4–0 Friendly
4 22 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  Thailand 0–1 0–4 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
5 5 March 2012 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  United States 1–0 1–0 2012 Algarve Cup
6 8 May 2014 ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendo, Japan  New Zealand 1–0 2–1 Friendly
7 13 September 2014 Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Ghana 1–0 5–0 Friendly
8 3–0 Friendly
9 26 September 2014 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Hong Kong 7–0 9–0 2014 Asian Games

Honours

INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan

Japan U20

References

  1. ^ FIFA
  2. ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Takase
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