Aya Sameshima

Aya Sameshima
鮫島 彩
Sameshima playing for Japan against Sweden in the 2011 World Cup semi finals
Personal information
Full name Aya Sameshima
Date of birth (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Left back
Youth career
2003–2005 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 TEPCO Mareeze 98 (18)
2011 Boston Breakers 5 (0)
2011–2012 Montpellier 18 (0)
2012–2014 Vegalta Sendai 21 (3)
2015–2020 INAC Kobe Leonessa 73 (2)
2021–2024 Omiya Ardija Ventus 40 (0)
Total 215 (23)
International career
2008–2021 Japan 114 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
2011 Germany
2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
2018 Jordan
2008 Vietnam
2010 China
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Team
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 April 2021

Aya Sameshima (鮫島 彩, Sameshima Aya; born 16 June 1987) is a Japanese former footballer. Primarily a left back, she has over 100 caps for the Japan national team.