Eriko Arakawa

Eriko Arakawa
Personal information
Full name	Eriko Arakawa
Date of birth	30 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number	18
Youth career
1995–1996	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2009	Nippon TV Beleza
2009	Gold Pride
2009	Nippon TV Beleza
2010–2012	Urawa Reds
2013–2014	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
2015	Nippon TV Beleza
2016	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
2017	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama
2018–	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Total
International career
2000–2011	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Eriko Arakawa (荒川恵理子, Arakawa Eriko, born 30 October 1979) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama and formerly played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Arakawa was born in Nerima, Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joined L.League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004. In the September 2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league.^[2]

In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against the Boston Breakers in a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the 2009 WPS season, she was back to Nippon TV Beleza.^[3]

In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.

National team career

On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for Japan national team against Canada.^[4] She was a member of Japan's squads at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, and the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011.

Club statistics

Team	Season	League	Domestic League					Domestic Playoffs					Total
Team	Season	League	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
FC Gold Pride	2009	WPS	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1
		Total	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1
Career Total		–	19	11	1088	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	11	1088	1	1

National team statistics

^[4]^[5]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	13	5
2004	10	5
2005	0	0
2006	14	3
2007	15	4
2008	14	3
2009	1	0
2010	0	0
2011	3	0
Total	72	20

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2003	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Philippines	2–0	15–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
2.	22 July 2003	Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan	South Korea	3–0	5–0	Friendly
3.	22 July 2003	Sendai Stadium, Sendai, Japan	South Korea	5–0	5–0	Friendly
6.	24 April 2004	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	North Korea	1–0	3–0	2004 Summer Olympics qualification
7.	11 August 2004	Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece	Sweden	1–0	1–0	2004 Summer Olympics
16.	15 April 2007	Thai Army Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	2–0	4–0	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
17.	3 June 2007	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	3–0	6–1	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
18.	21 February 2008	Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China	South Korea	1–0	2–0	2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
19.	31 May 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	4–0	11–0	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
20.	18 August 2008	Workers Stadium, Beijing, China	United States	2–4	2–4	2008 Summer Olympics