Natsuko Hara

Natsuko Hara
原 菜摘子
Personal information
Full name Natsuko Hara
Date of birth (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989
Place of birth Ome, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2006 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Nippon TV Beleza 149 (5)
Total 149 (5)
International career
2008 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2010 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League2006
WinnerNadeshiko League2007
WinnerNadeshiko League2008
WinnerNadeshiko League2010
WinnerNadeshiko League2015
Runner-upNadeshiko League2009
Runner-upNadeshiko League2011
Runner-upNadeshiko League2012
Runner-upNadeshiko League2013
Runner-upNadeshiko League2014
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2007
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2010
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2012
WinnerEmpress's Cup2007
WinnerEmpress's Cup2008
WinnerEmpress's Cup2009
WinnerEmpress's Cup2014
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2007 China
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 South Korea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Natsuko Hara (原 菜摘子, Hara Natsuko; born March 1, 1989) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Hara was born in Ome on March 1, 1989. She was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2006. Especially since 2009, she played in many games as a successor of Japan national team player Homare Sawa moved to United States. She played until 2015. In 10 seasons, she played 149 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven in 2015.[1]

National team career

In April 2005, when Hara was 16 years old, she was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2005 AFC U-17 Championship. At the tournament, she played as captain and she became top scorer with 12 goals. She was named Asian Footballer of the Year. In November 2008, Natsuko Hara was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2008 U-20 World Cup.[2] On January 13, 2010, she played for the Japan national team for the first time against Denmark.[3] She played two games for Japan in 2010.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201020
Total20

References

  1. ↑ Nippon TV Beleza
  2. ↑ FIFA
  3. ↑ Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
  4. ↑ List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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