Mana Iwabuchi

Mana Iwabuchi

Personal information
Date of birth	18 March 1993
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	13
Youth career
2005–2007	NTV Menina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	NTV Beleza	64	(30)
2013–2014	Hoffenheim	30	(10)
2014–	Bayern Munich	12	(3)
National team^‡
2007	Japan U-16	4	(1)
2008	Japan U-17	3	(2)
2009	Japan U-19	4	(4)
2010	Japan U-20	3	(2)
2010–	Japan	34	(7)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:50, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈 Iwabuchi Mana, also いわぶち まな; born 18 March 1993) is a Japanese female footballer. 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 June 2014

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	21	6	1	0	-		22	6
	Total	30	10	1	0	-		30	10
FC Bayern Munich	2014–15	13	3	1	0	-		14	3
	Total	13	3	1	0	-		14	3
Career Total		107	43	19	10	10	5	136	58

International

As of 10 March 2016

National team Year Apps Goals 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 2015 7 1 2016 7 4 Total 36 8

International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 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 3. March 7, 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal  Denmark 1–0 1–0 2014 Algarve Cup 4. June 27, 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  Australia 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 5. March 2, 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka  South Korea 1-0 1-1 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 6. March 7, 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka  Vietnam 1-0 6-1 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 7. March 9, 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka  North Korea 1-0 1-0 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 8. June 2, 2016 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City  United States 1-0 3-3 Friendly match

Honors and awards

Teams

Japan women's national football team

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Champion: 2011

Runner-Up: 2015

• Olympic Games

Runner-Up: 2012

• East Asian Football Championship

Champion: 2010

• AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Champion: 2009

NTV Beleza

• L. League

Champions: 2007, 2008, 2010

• All Japan Women's Football Championship :

Champions: 2008, 2009

• L. League Cup :

Champions: 2007, 2010, 2012

FC Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga

Champions: 2015, 2016

Individual

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Ball : 2008
• AFC U-19 Women's Championship Best player : 2009
• AFC U-19 Women's Championship Top scorer : 2009
• EAFF Women's Football Championship Top scorer : 2010
• Asian Young Footballer of the Year : 2008, 2009
• L. League Best young player : 2008

References

1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. 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.
3. Perfect tens strike gold, FIFA.com
4. Japan's Mana from heaven, FIFA.com

External links

• Profile, NTV Beleza