Eriko Sato (footballer)

Eriko Sato
佐藤 衣里子
Personal information
Full name Eriko Sato
Date of birth (1985-11-25) November 25, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Japan
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008-10 TEPCO Mareeze
2014-19 Orca Kamogawa FC
International career
2003–2008 Japan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eriko Sato (佐藤 衣里子, Satō Eriko), born November 25, 1985, is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Sato was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on November 25, 1985. While at Waseda University, Sato was chosen as one of four specially designated players to join a professional team upon graduation. She joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2008.[1] She played with TEPCO Mareeze until 2010.

After a three year hiatus from 2010 to 2013, Sato joined Orca Kamogawa FC in 2014 and played for them until her retirement in 2019.

National team career

On July 27, 2003, when Sato was 17 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. She played 2 games for Japan between 2003 and 2008.[2]

In 2005 she was a member of the Japanese team which won a bronze medal at the 23rd University Games in Izmir. They beat the French team 2-0 to secured the medal.[3]

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Amano and Sato are JFA specially designated players".
  2. ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  3. ^ "【イズミル大会・サッカー】女子日本チーム銅メダル獲得!|JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会". JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-18.