Aemu Oyama
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| Date of birth | 19 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | HB Køge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → FC Rosengård (loan) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | HB Køge | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U16 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan U20 | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025[2][3] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aemu Oyama (大山 愛笑, Ōyama Aemu; IPA: [oːjama a.emɯ]; born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-Liga club HB Køge and the Japan national under-20s team.
Club career
On 16 October 2021, Oyama made her WE League debut for Tokyo Verdy Beleza.[4][5] She later became the youngest ever scorer in the division's history at age 17.[6]
In March 2022, Oyama was ranked as one of the Top 20 international youth talents by Goal.com.[7]
On 18 January 2025, Oyama signed a two and a half year contract with Women's Super League club Manchester City.[8][9][10] She made 2 league appearances before moving to FC Rosengård on a six-month loan in August 2025.[11]
On 18 August 2026, Manchester City confirmed that Oyama had joined A-Liga champions HB Køge on a permanent contract. [12]
International career
Oyama has represented Japan at under-16 and under-20 youth level.[2]
Personal life
Oyama gained a degree in Sports Science from Waseda University in Tokyo.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2019 | Nadeshiko League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Manchester City | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Japan U16
Japan U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2022 and 2024 runner-up[6]
- AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup: 2024 runner-up[15]
References
- ↑ "大山愛笑". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- 1 2 Aemu Oyama at Soccerway
- ↑ Aemu Oyama at Flashscore
- ↑ "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ ・大山 愛笑" (in Japanese). WE League. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ↑ Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League. Scoresheet Retrieved 10 December 2022
- 1 2 3 Cox, Sam (18 January 2025). "Aemu Oyama: 10 things you didn't know". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- 1 2 Ruszkai, Amee (22 March 2022). "NXGN 2022: The 20 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Lumb, Millie (18 January 2025). "Man City sign new midfielder Aemu Oyama ahead of Manchester Derby". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Man City sign Japanese midfielder Aemu Oyama". BBC Sport. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Kelsey, George (18 January 2025). "Oyama signs for City". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Oyama joins Rosengard on loan". Yahoo Sports. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Oyama permanently departs City". Manchester City FC. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "2019シーズン試合一覧". Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "Japan - A.Oyama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ Ruszkai, Ameé (22 March 2024). "NXGN: Melchie Dumornay, Mary Fowler and where 2022's best women's football wonderkids are now". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
- Aemu Oyama at Manchester City F.C.
- Aemu Oyama at Soccerway (archive)
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's youth international footballers
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Women's association football midfielders
- WE League players
- Manchester City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- FC Rosengård players
- Damallsvenskan players
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- HB Køge (women) players
- A-Liga players