Yuka Momiki

Yuka Momiki
Personal information
Full name	Yuka Nicole Momiki
Date of birth	9 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	29
Youth career
2009–2010	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2020	Nippon TV Beleza
2020–2021	OL Reign
2020	→ Linköpings FC (loan)
2021	→ Linköpings FC (loan)
2022–2023	Linköpings FC
2024–	Leicester City
International career
2012	Japan U-17
2016	Japan U-20
2017–2021	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
Asian Games
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Yuka Nicole Momiki (籾木結花, Momiki Yūka, born 9 April 1996) is an American-born Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City and the Japan women's national football team.

Club career

Momiki joined Nippon TV Beleza from youth team in 2011. She was selected Best Eleven in 2016 and 2017.

On 22 May 2020, Momiki signed for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.^[2] After two separate loan spells in Sweden, Momiki transferred permanently to Linköpings FC on 10 December 2021.^[3] In January 2024, she signed forLeicester City.^[4]

National team career

Born in the United States to Japanese parents, Momiki was eligible to represent Japan or the United States at the international level.^[5] She opted to play for Japan.

In 2012, Momiki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.

In 2016, Momiki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2016 U-20 World Cup. At this competition, she played 6 games and scored 7 goals, and Japan won 3rd place.^[6]

In 2017, Momiki was selected Japan national team for 2017 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 1 March, she debuted against Spain. She played 21 games and scored 6 goals for Japan in 2017.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 July 2021^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2017	14	3
	2018	7	3
	2019	9	4
	2020	3	0
	2021	7	4
Total		40	14

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

List of international goals scored by Yuka Momiki
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 April 2017	Umakana Yokana Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan	Costa Rica	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	27 July 2017	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States	Brazil	1–0	1–1	2017 Tournament of Nations
3	30 July 2017	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Australia	2–4	2–4	2017 Tournament of Nations
4	16 August 2018	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Thailand	2–0	2–0	2018 Asian Games
5	21 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Vietnam	2–0	7–0	2018 Asian Games
6	11 November 2018	Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori, Japan	Norway	4–0	4–1	Friendly
7	28 February 2019	Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, United States	United States	2–2	2–2	2019 SheBelieves Cup
8	3 March 2019	Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States	Brazil	1–0	3–1	2019 SheBelieves Cup
9	6 October 2019	IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka, Japan	Canada	2–0	4–0	Friendly
10	17 December 2019	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	1–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
11	8 April 2021	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan	Paraguay	6–0	7–0	Friendly
12	11 April 2021	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Panama	5–0	7–0
13	10 June 2021	Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima, Japan	Ukraine	8–0	8–0
14	13 June 2021	Kanseki Stadium Tochigi, Utsunomiya, Japan	Mexico	3–1	5–1