Yuri Kawamura

Yuri Kawamura
川村 優理
Kawamura at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Yuri Kawamura
Date of birth (1989-05-17) May 17, 1989
Place of birth Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2012 Albirex Niigata 150 (17)
2013 JEF United Chiba 13 (0)
2014–2016 Vegalta Sendai 65 (19)
2017 Albirex Niigata 0 (0)
2017– North Carolina Courage 10 (0)
Total 236 (36)
National team
2010–2017 Japan 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 1, 2018

Yuri Kawamura (川村 優理, Kawamura Yūri, born May 17, 1989) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the North Carolina Courage. She has played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kawamura was born in Niigata on May 17, 1989. She played for her local club Albirex Niigata from 2004 to 2012. She moved to JEF United Chiba in 2013 and Vegalta Sendai in 2014. She was elected Best Eleven in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, she returned to Albirex Niigata.

On April 4, 2017, the North Carolina Courage signed Kawamura before the start of their first season in the National Women's Soccer League. She appeared in 8 matches, starting 7, as a defender before tearing her ACL and meniscus on June 1, 2017, in a match against the Chicago Red Stars. The injury required surgery, and the Courage placed Kawamura on the season-ending injury list.[1]

After recovering for injury Kawamura made her 2018 season debut on June 3rd against the Houston Dash. [2] Kawamura suffered another ACL tear on July 29th during the final of the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup ending her season early due to injury for the second straight year. [3]

National team career

On January 13, 2010, Kawamura debuted for Japan national team against Denmark. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and 2015 World Cup. Japan won the championship at 2014 Asian Cup and 2nd place at 2015 World Cup. She played 32 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2017.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201020
201100
201200
201320
201471
2015101
201680
201730
Total322

Honours

International

Japan

Club

North Carolina Courage

References

  1. ↑ Balf, Celia (2 June 2017). "NC Courage defender Yuri Kawamura suffers ACL and meniscus tear". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "YURI KAWAMURA". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "@prileyfury4life". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ List of match in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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