Aemu Oyama

Aemu Oyama
大山 愛笑
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ōta, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 30
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– Manchester City 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Japan U16 4 (1)
2022– Japan U20 21 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-up Costa Rica 2022
Runner-up Colombia 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[2][3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Aemu Oyama (大山 愛笑, Ōyama Aemu, born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City[4] and the Japan national under-20s team.

Club career

On 16 October 2021, Oyama made her WE League debut for Tokyo Verdy Beleza.[5][6] She later became the youngest ever scorer in the division's history at age 17.[7]

In March 2022, she was ranked as one of the Top 20 international youth talents by Goal.com.[8]

On 18 January 2025, she signed a two and a half year contract with Women's Super League club Manchester City.[4][9][10]

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.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
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 0 0
Manchester City 2024–25 Women's Super League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 15 1
  1. ^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Japan U16

Japan U20

References

  1. ^ "大山愛笑". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Aemu Oyama at Soccerway
  3. ^ Aemu Oyama at Flashscore.com
  4. ^ a b Lumb, Millie (18 January 2025). "Man City sign new midfielder Aemu Oyama ahead of Manchester Derby". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League. Scoresheet Retrieved 10 December 2022
  7. ^ a b c Cox, Sam (18 January 2025). "Aemu Oyama: 10 things you didn't know". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b Ruszkai, Amee (22 March 2022). "NXGN 2022: The 20 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Man City sign Japanese midfielder Aemu Oyama". BBC Sport. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ^ Kelsey, George (18 January 2025). "Oyama signs for City". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  11. ^ "2019シーズン試合一覧". Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Japan - A.Oyama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  13. ^ 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.