Akane Okuma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa W.F.C. | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Takane Higashi SSS | |||
| –2022 | JEF United Chiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | JEF United Chiba | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 39 | (0) |
| 2026– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Japan U20 | 10 | (0) | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:20, 21 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:45, 25 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Akane Okuma (大熊 茜, Ōkuma Akane; born 15 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Japan national team.[1]
International career
Okuma was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.[2]
In June 2024, she took part in the Sud Ladies Cup in France[3] with Japan.
References
- ↑ "GK Okuma Akane". JFA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "United States vs Japan: Japan wins SheBelieves Cup". BBC Sport. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
External links
- Akane Okuma at Inac-kobe.com
- Akane Okuma at JFA.jp
- Akane Okuma at WorldFootball.net
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Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's footballers
- WE League players
- INAC Kobe Leonessa players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Football people from Chiba Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- Japanese women's football biography stubs
- Aston Villa W.F.C. players
- AFC Women's Asian Cup–winning players