Mana Iwabuchi
Mana Iwabuchi| Personal information |
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| Full name | Mana Iwabuchi |
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| Date of birth | (1993-03-18) March 18, 1993 |
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| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
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| Playing position | Forward |
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| Club information |
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Current team | Hoffenheim |
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| Number | 13 |
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| Youth career |
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| 2005-2007 | NTV Menina |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2007-2012 | NTV Beleza | 64 | (30) |
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| 2013-2014 | Hoffenheim | 9 | (4) |
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| 2014- | Bayern Munich | | |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2007 | Japan U-16 | 4 | (1) |
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| 2008 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (2) |
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| 2009 | Japan U-19 | 4 | (4) |
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| 2010 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (2) |
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| 2010- | Japan | 22 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2014 |
Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈, Iwabuchi Mana, also いわぶち まな; born March 18, 1993) is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for Bayern Munich, and the Japan women's national football team.
Career
Iwabuchi started playing soccer at Sekimae S.C. in her second year of elementary school. She was encouraged by her brother Ryota, who played soccer on the FC Tokyo junior youth team and currently plays for the Meiji University soccer club. She joined NTV Menina in 2005, and has been a member of NTV Beleza since 2007.[2]
Iwabuchi began her international career in 2008 when she was selected onto Japan's Under-17 national football team at the age of 15, and participated in the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. The team was defeated in the quarterfinals but she was awarded the tournament's MVP (adidas Golden Ball).[3] A French team coach hailed her as a "future star of women's football."[4] Iwabuchi was also awarded the Asian Young Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation in 2008. She joined the Japan national team for the East Asian Football Championship, held in early 2010, and debuted in the game against PRC national team. She scored her first goal against the Chinese Taipei national team in the same competition.
On 28 November 2012, It was announced that Iwabuchi would be transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2013
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
League Cup |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| NTV Menina |
2006 |
- | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 |
- | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Total |
- | 6 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 |
| NTV Beleza |
2007 |
1 | 0 | - | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 11 | 5 |
| 2009 |
17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 20 | 8 |
| 2010 |
18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| 2011 |
13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 | 10 |
| 2012 |
8 | 5 | | | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Total |
64 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 41 |
| Hoffenheim |
2012–13 |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 2013–14 |
| | | | - | | |
| Total |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 4 |
| Career Total |
73 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 100 | 49 |
International
- As of 7 March 2014
| National team | Year | Apps |
!Goals |
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| Japan U-16 | 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
| Japan U-17 | 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 |
| Japan U-19 | 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
| Japan U-20 | 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 |
| Japan |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 3 |
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| International goals |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| | March 14, 2007 |  Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam |  China PR | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship / Japan U-16 |
| | October 30, 2008 |  Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |  United States | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup / Japan U-17 |
| | November 9, 2008 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |  England | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup / Japan U-17 |
| | August 1, 2009 | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan |  Australia | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship / Japan U-19 |
| | August 5, 2009 | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan | China PR | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship / Japan U-19 |
| | August 9, 2009 | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan |  North Korea | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship / Japan U-19 |
| | August 12, 2009 | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan |  South Korea | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship / Japan U-19 |
| 1. | February 11, 2010 |  National Stadium, Tokyo |  Chinese Taipei | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| 2. | February 11, 2010 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Chinese Taipei | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| | July 14, 2010 |  Impuls Arena, Augsburg |  Mexico | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup / Japan U-20 |
| | July 17, 2010 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg |  Nigeria | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup / Japan U-20 |
| 3. | March 7, 2014 |  Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal |  Denmark | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
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Honors and awards
Teams
- Japan women's national football team
- Champion (1): 2011
- East Asian Football Championship
- Champion (1): 2010
- Champion (1): 2009
- NTV Beleza
- Champions (3): 2007, 2008, 2010
- All Japan Women's Football Championship :
- Champions (2): 2008, 2009
- Champions (3): 2007, 2010, 2012
Individual
References
- ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ The L. League has a system where youth team players can join the top team without removing registration on the youth team). Iwabuchi is still the member of NTV Menina (as of March 2010), though she no longer plays for it.
- ↑ Perfect tens strike gold, FIFA.com
- ↑ Japan's Mana from heaven, FIFA.com
- ↑ 日テレ・ベレーザ岩渕真奈選手移籍のお知らせ Retrieved 28 November 2012.
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