Rikako Kobayashi

Rikako Kobayashi

Personal information
Date of birth	21 July 1997
Place of birth	Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
Team
	Tokiwagi Gakuen HS
National team
	Japan (under-17)

Rikako Kobayashi (小林里歌子, born 21 July 1997 in Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese women's international footballer who plays as a forward. As a junior she was a member of the Japan women's national under-17 football team. She was part of the team at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.^[1] On club level she played for Tokiwagi Gakuen HS in Japan. She became the Asian Young Footballer of the Year in 2015.

References

1. "Japan squad for Women's U-17 World Cup announced". JFA. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-05.