Saori Ariyoshi

Saori Ariyoshi
有吉佐織
Personal information
Full name	Saori Ariyoshi
Date of birth	November 1, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Saga, Saga, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nippon TV Beleza
Number	6
Youth career
2003–2005	Kamimura Gakuen High School
2006–2009	Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	TEPCO Mareeze
2010–	NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Total
International career‡
2012–	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 2, 2019

Saori Ariyoshi (有吉佐織, Ariyoshi Sayori, born November 1, 1987) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Ariyoshi was born in Saga on November 1, 1987. In 2008, when she was at Nippon Sport Science University, she debuted in the L.League for TEPCO Mareeze. After graduating, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2010. She was selected for the Best Eleven four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016).

National team career

In February 2012, Ariyoshi was selected Japan national team for 2012 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 29, she debuted against Norway. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2015, played at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd place. She played 6 matches and scored a goal.^[1] She was named candidates for the Golden Ball at the tournament.^[2] She was also a member for 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. She played 63 games and scored 1 goals for Japan.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	5	0
2013	8	0
2014	17	0
2015	12	1
2016	7	0
2017	0	0
2018	14	0
2019	2	0
Total	65	1

References

^ FIFA
^ FIFA
^ List of match in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

Saori Ariyoshi – FIFA competition record (archived)
Saori Ariyoshi at Soccerway
Saori Ariyoshi at WorldFootball.net
Japan Football Association

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[1] FIFA

[2] FIFA

[3] List of match in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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