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Aoba Fujino
Personal information
Full name	Aoba Fujino
Date of birth	27 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Number	17
Youth career
	Minamiosawa FC
	Tokyo Verdy Sereias
2019–2021	Jumonji High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
International career‡
2022	Japan U-20
2022–	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 13 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:41, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

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Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば, Fujino Aoba, born 27 January 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza and the Japan national team.

Club career

She made her WE League debut on 16 October 2021.^[1]

International career

In July 2022, Fujino was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2022 U-20 Women's World Cup^[2] where Japan were the runners-up.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[3] On July 26, 2023, she scored her first World Cup goal against Costa Rica in the 2nd round of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, becoming the youngest Japanese goal scorer (19 years and 180 days) in the World Cup for both men and women.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Empress's Cup		WE League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2021–22	WE League	10	4	0	0	0	0	10	4
	2022–23	WE League	20	11	4	3	4	3	28	17
	2023–24	WE League	21	9	2	1	5	2	28	12
Career total			51	24	6	4	9	5	66	33

International

As of match played 26 July 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2022	4	0
	2023	13	3
	2024	7	4
Total		24	7

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fujino goal.

List of international goals scored by Aoba Fujino
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 July 2023	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan	Panama	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2	26 July 2023	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3	30 November 2023	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	1–0	3–4	Friendly
4	28 February 2024	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	North Korea	2–0	2–1	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5	3 June 2024	Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain	New Zealand	3–1	4–1	Friendly
6	13 July 2024	Kanazawa Stadium, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan	Ghana	4–0	4–0	MS&AD Cup
7	26 July 2024	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Spain	1–0	1–2	2024 Summer Olympics

Honours

Tokyo Verdy Beleza

Empress's Cup: 2022^[8]

Japan U20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2022

Individual

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Bronze Boot
WE League Best XI: 2022–23
WE League Valuable Player Award: 2021–22、2022–23

References

^ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ U-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ (8/7-28＠Costa Rica) Japan Football Association
^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Two goals in 2 minutes help Japan beat Costa Rica 2-0 at Women's World Cup". AP News. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino score BACK-TO-BACK goals to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Costa Rica | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". FOX Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Japan - A. Fujino - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".
^ NEWS, KYODO. "Football: Ueki double leads Beleza to record 16th Empress's Cup". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

External links

Aoba Fujino at Soccerway
Aoba Fujino at WorldFootball.net
Japan Football Association

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[1] "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[2] U-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ (8/7-28＠Costa Rica) Japan Football Association

[3] "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[4] "Two goals in 2 minutes help Japan beat Costa Rica 2-0 at Women's World Cup". AP News. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[5] "Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino score BACK-TO-BACK goals to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Costa Rica | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". FOX Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[6] "Japan - A. Fujino - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

[7] "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".

[8] NEWS, KYODO. "Football: Ueki double leads Beleza to record 16th Empress's Cup". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

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 ==Club career==
-He made her [[WE League]] debut on 16 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weleague.jp/files/2021/match_pdf/2021101618.pdf|access-date=27 April 2023|website=weleague.jp|title=Scoresheet|date=October 2021}}</ref>
+She made her [[WE League]] debut on 16 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weleague.jp/files/2021/match_pdf/2021101618.pdf|access-date=27 April 2023|website=weleague.jp|title=Scoresheet|date=October 2021}}</ref>
 ==International career==