Riko Ueki

Riko Ueki
Personal information
Full name Riko Ueki
Date of birth (1999-07-30) July 30, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Youth career
2012–2015 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 60 (21)
National team
2016 Japan U-17 5 (4)
2018 Japan U-20 6 (5)
2019– Japan 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Riko Ueki (植木 理子, Ueki Riko, born July 30, 1999) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Ueki was born in Kawasaki on July 30, 1999. She joined Nadeshiko League club Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team in 2016. She became a regular player as forward from 2017 season.

In 2016, Ueki was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played at 5 matches and scored 4 goals, and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2018, Ueki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 U-20 World Cup. She played at all 6 matches and scored 5 goals, and Japan won the championship.

On April 4, 2019, Ueki debuted for Japan national team against France.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. List of match in 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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