Iwashimizu was born in Takizawa on 14 October 1986. In 2003, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza after developing in their youth team. She played 260 matches in the L.League until 2017. She was elected to the league's Best XI for 12 years in a row (2006-2017).
National team career
On 18 February 2006, when Iwashimizu was 19 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Russia.[1] She has played in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cups, winning the 2011 World Cup and winning a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] In the final minute of extra time in the 2011 World Cup Final, she was sent off after receiving a red card for slide tackling Alex Morgan. Japan would go on to win the match in the penalty shootout that followed.[4]
Iwashimizu was instrumental in Japan's victory at the 2014 Asian Cup, scoring the winning goal in both the semifinal against China and the final against Australia.[5] She played 122 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2016.
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Azusa Iwashimizu 岩清水 梓 Iwashimizu Azusa born 14 October 1986 is a Japanese football player She played for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the WE League She also played for the Japan national team between 2006 and 2016 Azusa Iwashimizu岩清水 梓Personal informationFull nameAzusa IwashimizuDate of birth 1986 10 14 14 October 1986 age 36 Place of birthTakizawa Iwate JapanHeight1 63 m 5 ft 4 in Position s DefenderClub informationCurrent teamTokyo Verdy BelezaNumber33Youth career1999 2002Tokyo Verdy BelezaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2003 Tokyo Verdy Beleza278 21 Total278 21 International career2006 2016Japan122 11 Honours Nippon TV BelezaWinner Nadeshiko League 2005Winner Nadeshiko League 2006Winner Nadeshiko League 2007Winner Nadeshiko League 2008Winner Nadeshiko League 2010Winner Nadeshiko League 2015Winner Nadeshiko League 2016Winner Nadeshiko League 2017Winner Nadeshiko League 2018Runner up Nadeshiko League 2003Runner up Nadeshiko League 2004Runner up Nadeshiko League 2009Runner up Nadeshiko League 2011Runner up Nadeshiko League 2012Runner up Nadeshiko League 2013Runner up Nadeshiko League 2014Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2007Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2010Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2012Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2016Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2018Winner Empress s Cup 2004Winner Empress s Cup 2005Winner Empress s Cup 2007Winner Empress s Cup 2008Winner Empress s Cup 2009Winner Empress s Cup 2014Winner Empress s Cup 2017Winner Empress s Cup 2018Runner up Empress s Cup 2003Representing JapanOlympic Games2012 London TeamFIFA Women s World Cup2011 Germany2015 CanadaAFC Women s Asian Cup2014 Vietnam2008 Vietnam2010 ChinaAsian Games2010 Guangzhou Team2006 Doha Team2014 Incheon Team Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 31 December 2018 Contents 1 Club career 2 National team career 3 Club statistics 4 National team statistics 5 Honors and awards 5 1 Team 5 2 Individual 6 References 7 External linksClub career EditIwashimizu was born in Takizawa on 14 October 1986 In 2003 she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza after developing in their youth team She played 260 matches in the L League until 2017 She was elected to the league s Best XI for 12 years in a row 2006 2017 National team career EditOn 18 February 2006 when Iwashimizu was 19 years old she debuted for Japan national team against Russia 1 She has played in the 2007 2011 and 2015 World Cups winning the 2011 World Cup and winning a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2 3 In the final minute of extra time in the 2011 World Cup Final she was sent off after receiving a red card for slide tackling Alex Morgan Japan would go on to win the match in the penalty shootout that followed 4 Iwashimizu was instrumental in Japan s victory at the 2014 Asian Cup scoring the winning goal in both the semifinal against China and the final against Australia 5 She played 122 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2016 Club statistics EditAs of 11 November 2012Club Season League Cup League Cup TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsNippon TV Beleza 2003 17 1 1 0 18 12004 0 0 2005 16 1 4 0 20 12006 17 3 3 0 20 32007 19 1 3 0 1 0 23 12008 16 2 0 0 16 22009 21 2 4 0 25 22010 17 2 1 0 5 0 23 22011 16 1 3 0 19 12012 17 1 5 0Career total 156 14 11 0National team statistics Edit 1 6 Japan national teamYear Apps Goals2006 10 32007 13 22008 18 02009 3 02010 13 32011 17 02012 11 02013 10 02014 14 32015 10 02016 3 0Total 122 11 International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 7 May 2006 Kumamoto Athletics Stadium Kumamoto Japan United States 1 0 1 3 Friendly Match2 7 December 2006 Umm Affai Stadium Al Rayyan Qatar China 0 1 0 1 Football at the 2006 Asian Games3 10 December 2006 Qatar SC Stadium Doha Qatar South Korea 1 0 3 1 Football at the 2006 Asian Games4 4 August 2007 Lạch Tray Stadium Hai Phong Vietnam Vietnam 0 2 0 8 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification5 2 September 2007 Fukuda Denshi Arena Chiba Japan Brazil 1 1 2 1 Friendly Match6 15 January 2010 Estadio Municipal Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso Coquimbo Chile Chile 1 1 1 1 2010 Bicennteniall Woman s Cup es 7 20 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre Chengdu China Myanmar 1 0 8 0 2010 AFC Women s Asian Cup8 22 November 2010 Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou China North Korea 0 1 0 1 Football at the 2010 Asian Games9 22 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam China 2 1 2 1 2014 AFC Women s Asian Cup10 25 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Australia 1 0 1 0 2014 AFC Women s Asian Cup11 26 September 2014 Hwaseong Stadium South Korea Hong Kong 5 0 9 0 Football at the 2014 Asian GamesHonors and awards EditTeam Edit Japan women s national football teamFIFA Women s World CupChampion 2011East Asian Football ChampionshipChampion 2010East Asian Football ChampionshipChampions 2008 2010Nippon TV BelezaL LeagueChampions 11 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018Empress s Cup Champions 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2014 2017 2018Nadeshiko League Cup Champions 2007 2010 2012 2016 2018Individual Edit L LeagueBest Eleven 13 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018References Edit a b Japan Football Association in Japanese Azusa Iwashimizu FIFA Azusa Iwashimizu Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 May 2016 USA v Japan as it happened The Guardian 17 July 2011 Retrieved 13 April 2020 Japan Wins Women s Asian Cup The Wall Street Journal 26 May 2014 Retrieved 26 May 2014 List of match in 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine 2016 at Japan Football Association in Japanese External links EditAzusa Iwashimizu FIFA competition record archived Azusa Iwashimizu at Soccerway Azusa Iwashimizu at WorldFootball net Azusa Iwashimizu at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Japan Football Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azusa Iwashimizu amp oldid 1120054023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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