Karina Maruyama

Karina Maruyama
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-26) 26 March 1983
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 TEPCO Mareeze 88 (44)
2010 Philadelphia Independence 4 (0)
2010–2011 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 6 (1)
2012– Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki
National team‡
2002 Japan U-19
2002– Japan 76 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2011.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2013

Karina Maruyama (丸山 桂里奈, Maruyama Karina, born 26 March 1983) is a Japanese footballer from Tokyo.[2] In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, Maruyama scored the only goal of the game, defeating the host country and taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament.[3]

Maruyama played for Japan in the 2004 Olympics, the 2008 Olympics and the 2012 Olympics where Japan won the silver medal.[2]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 Mar 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand Unknown 0–9 Friendly Match
2. 11 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Guam Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
3. 11 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Guam Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
4. 13 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Myanmar Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
5. 15 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Chinese Taipei Unknown 5–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
6. 12 Jul 2003 Tokyo, Japan  Mexico 2–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Play-off
7. 18 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan  Vietnam Unknown 7–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
8. 22 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan  Thailand Unknown 6–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
9. 22 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan  Thailand Unknown 6–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
10. 13 Nov 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany  Germany 3–6 3–6 Friendly Match
11. 31 May 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Chinese Taipei 0–6 0–11 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
12. 31 May 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Chinese Taipei 0–10 0–11 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13. 24 Jul 2008 Kobe, Japan  Australia 3–0 3–0 Friendly Match
14. 9 Jul 2011 Wolfsburg, Germany  Germany 0–1 0–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honors

Champion (1): 2011
Champion (1): 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Karina Maruyama Sports Reference
  3. ↑ Germany 0:1 Japan a.e.t. FIFA


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