Akiko Sudo
Akiko Sudo (須藤 安紀子, Sudō Akiko, born 7 April 1984) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Sudo was born in Kokubunji on 7 April 1984. She was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2000 and played until 2013. In 14 seasons, she played 156 games and scored 15 goals and the club won the L.League championship 8 times. At the end of the 2013 season, she retired.[1]
National team career
[edit]In August 2002, Sudo was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship.[2] On 12 January 2003, she debuted for Japan national team against United States.[3] She was a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup. She subsequently played the 2006 Asian Games, where she scored against Jordan,[4] the 2010 EAFF Championship, which Japan won,[5] and the 2010 Asian Cup,[6] which marked qualification for the 2011 World Cup, which Japan eventually won. She played 15 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2010. She also played the 2003[7] and 2007 Summer Universiade.
National team statistics
[edit]| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 3 |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | 30 November 2006 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Jordan | 3–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
References
[edit]- ^ Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ Japan gives Jordan footballing masterclass People's Daily
- ^ Line-ups and squads in Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Line-ups in the semifinals against Australia
- ^ Squads in FISU's website
- ^ List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Akiko Sudo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Akiko Sudo at Soccerway
- Akiko Sudo at WorldFootball.net
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