Saori Ariyoshi

Saori Ariyoshi
有吉 佐織

Personal information
Full name	Saori Ariyoshi
Date of birth	(1987-11-01) November 1, 1987
Place of birth	Saga, Saga, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2006–2009	Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	TEPCO Mareeze	3	(0)
2010–	Nippon TV Beleza	125	(7)
Total		128	(7)
National team‡
2012–	Japan	49	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2017

Saori Ariyoshi (有吉 佐織, Ariyoshi Sayori, born November 1, 1987) is a Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ariyoshi was born in Saga on November 1, 1987. In 2008, when she was Nippon Sport Science University, she debuted in L.League at TEPCO Mareeze. After graduating from university, she joined Nippon TV Beleza in 2010. She was elected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (2013 and 2016).

National team career

In February 2012, Ariyoshi was elected Japan national team for 2012 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 29, she debuted against Norway. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2015, played at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd place. She played 6 matches and scored a goal.^[1] She was named candidates for the Golden Ball at the tournament.^[2] She was also a member for 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. She played 49 games and scored 1 goals for Japan.

National team statistics

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References

External links

• Saori Ariyoshi – FIFA competition record (archive)