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Homare Sawa
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipJapan Edit
Name in native language澤 穂希 Edit
Family nameSawa Edit
Name in kanaさわ ほまれ Edit
Ein date of birth6 September 1978 Edit
Place dem born amFuchū Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signJapanese Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialitymidfielder Edit
Start of work period1991 Edit
Sportfootball Edit
Sport number10 Edit
Award e receiveKikuchi Kan Prize, Q31072887 Edit

Homare Sawa (澤 穂希, Sawa Homare; born 6 September 1978) be a Japanese former professional footballer wey play as a forward anaa a midfielder. Chaw regard am as one of de greatest female footballers of all time,[1][2][3] na Sawa get a professional club career wey dey span 24 seasons, mostly plus Nippon TV Beleza den INAC Kobe Leonessa. She sanso spend 22 years plus de Japan national team, most notably captaining dem to a FIFA Women's World Cup win insyd 2011 den an Olympic silver medal finish insyd 2012.

Sawa make ein club debut insyd 1991 at de age of 12, wey she go on to win five titles plus Nippon TV Beleza between 1991 den 1999 before she depart to de United States to play football insyd de Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). Na she play give two WUSA clubs, de Atlanta Beat den de Denver Diamonds, before she return to de Japanese league insyd 2004. Sawa win anoda nine titles plus Nippon TV Beleza insyd four years, buh na she san lef de club insyd 2008. Dat year, na Japan reach dema first Olympic medal match at de Summer Olympics, wey na Sawa be Japan ein top scorer of de tournament.

Insyd 2011, na Sawa captain de Japan national team at de 2011 World Cup. Insyd Germany, Japan advance to dema first final of a major international tournament, wer na Sawa score Japan ein match-tying goal in extra time, wey allow Japan to win de match on penalties. She fini de tournament plus de Golden Ball as de tournament ein best player den de Golden Boot as de tournament ein top scorer. Later insyd de year, na dem name Sawa de 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of de Year, de first Asian person regardless of gender to receive a major year-end individual award. She later captain Japan to a silver medal finish at de 2012 Summer Olympics wey na she then retire from international football for de first time immediately after de completion of de tournament.

Sawa return to ein role insyd de Japan national team to play insyd de 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, ein sixth World Cup den de final major international tournament of ein career. Japan reach dema second-ever Women's World Cup final dat year, den after a runner-up finish, she retire from international football for de second den final time. At de end of de year, after she win de 2015 Empress's Cup plus INAC Kobe Leonessa, she retire from football completely. She retire from club football plus 11 league titles den 8 domestic cup titles insyd de Japanese League, wey na dem sanso name am to de league ein Best XI for 11 seasons.

Sawa remain de leader insyd both caps den goals give Japan, plus 205 den 83 respectively.

Early life

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Na dem born Sawa insyd Fuchū, Tokyo on 6 September 1978. She begin dey play football at de age of six. While na she dey watch ein older bro train, na ein coach invite am make she join de boys dema team on de pitch.[4]

Club career

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NTV Beleza

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Insyd 1991, dem long consider am Japan ein finest female footballer, na dem promote Sawa to Yomiuri Beleza (later NTV Beleza) from youth team by manager Kazuhiko Takemoto. Na she make ein debut insyd L.League, Japan ein highest domestic league, at de young age of 12.[5] She play as forward wey na she play 136 matches wey she score 79 goals insyd League. Na dem sanso select am Best Eleven 5 times (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 den 1998).

Insyd 1999, na NTV Beleza cancel Sawa ein contract, wey force am make she move abroad to de United States.[6]

Atlanta Beat

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Plus de birth of de Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) insyd 2001, na Sawa find einself she dey play insyd de highest-level professional women's league insyd de United States, for de Atlanta Beat. Plus Asian compatriot Sun Wen insyd de team, she score de first goal insyd de club ein history, wey na she be a centerpiece of de Beat ein three seasons insyd de league, helping dem into de playoffs each year. Despite ein diminutive stature at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) tall den 121 pounds (55 kg), she hold ein own plus de mostly larger den more physical players, wey na she regularly dey among de team den league leaders in fouls taken.

Nippon TV Beleza

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Dey follow de WUSA ein demise insyd 2003, Sawa return to Japan, wer na she play plus powerhouse Nippon TV Beleza. Insyd 2004, na dem name am Women's Player of de Year for de Asian Football Confederation.[7] She play de club til 2008. De club win L.League championship for four years in a row (2005–2008). Na dem sanso select am L.League MVP awards insyd 2006 den 2008.

Washington Freedom

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On 24 September 2008, na dem select Sawa by de Washington Freedom insyd de first round of de 2008 WPS International Draft. Na she be a fixture insyd de Freedom midfield thru de league ein first two seasons insyd 2009 den 2010.

Nippon TV Beleza den INAC Kobe Leonessa

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Sawa return to Japan temporarily at de end of de 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, wey na she join Nippon TV Beleza on loan.[8] At de end of 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season, she return to Nippon TV Beleza.

Insyd January 2011, Sawa move to INAC Kobe Leonessa secof financial strain at Nippon TV Beleza, plus international players; Shinobu Ohno, Yukari Kinga, den Chiaki Minamiyama. De club win de L.League championship three years in a row (2011–2013).

Career statistics

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Appearances den goals by club, season den competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Oda Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yomiuri Beleza 1991 13 5 — —
1992 20 3 — —
1993 17 5 — —
1994 17 11 — —
1995 18 16 — —
1996 17 14 — —
1997 18 14 — —
1998 16 11 — —
1999 0 0 — —
Total 136 79 0 0 0 0
Denver Diamonds 1999 —
2000 —
Total
Atlanta Beat 2001 19 3 — — — 19 3
2002 21 7 — — — 21 7
2003 15 3 — — — 15 3
Total 55 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 13
Nippon TV Beleza 2004 6 5 — —
2005 21 16 5 3 — — 26 19
2006 17 13 3 2 — — 20 15
2007 20 6 4 5 2 0 — 26 11
2008 21 7 4 1 — — 25 8
Total 85 47 2 0 0 0
Washington Freedom 2009 20 3 — — 1 0 20 3
2010 21 3 — — — 21 3
Total 41 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 6
Nippon TV Beleza (loan) 2009 4 2 4 1 — — 8 3
Nippon TV Beleza 2010 — 1 0 — — 1 0
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2011 16 4 4 0 — — 20 4
2012 17 2 3 0 4 0 — 24 2
2013 6 0 —
Total 33 6 7 0 10 0 0 0 50 6
Career total

International

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Appearances den goals by national team den year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 1993 4 4
1994 6 1
1995 8 0
1996 10 3
1997 7 13
1998 10 4
1999 8 0
2000 1 1
2001 8 6
2002 8 5
2003 12 10
2004 8 2
2005 9 3
2006 17 7
2007 14 6
2008 15 7
2009 1 0
2010 15 3
2011 14 5
2012 10 1
2013 2 0
2014 8 1
2015 8 1
Total 205 83
Scores den results dey list Japan ein goal tally first, score column dey indicate score after each Sawa goal.
List of international goals wey Homare Sawa score
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 December 1993 Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia Philippines Unknown 15–0 1993 AFC Women's Championship
2
3
4
5 20 August 1994 Slovakia Slovakia Unknown 2–2 Slovakia international Women's Cup
6 10 July 1996 Fort Lauderdale, United States Australia Unknown 2–2 Friendly
7
8 15 July 1996 Fort Lauderdale, United States Sweden Unknown 1–3 Friendly
9 5 December 1997 Guangzhou, China Guam Unknown 21–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 7 December 1997 Guangzhou, China India 1–0 1–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship
17 9 December 1997 Guangzhou, China Hong Kong Unknown 9–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship
18
19
20 14 December 1997 Guangzhou, China Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship
21 2–0
22 8 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand Unknown 6–0 Football at the 1998 Asian Games
23 12 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Vietnam Unknown 8–0 Football at the 1998 Asian Games
24
25
26 17 December 2000 Phoenix, United States United States 1–1 1–1 Friendly
27 4 December 2001 Taipei, Taiwan Singapore Unknown 14–0 2001 AFC Women's Championship
28
29
30
31 8 December 2001 Taipei, Taiwan Guam Unknown 11–0 2001 AFC Women's Championship
32
33 9 April 2002 Poitiers, France Canada 2–1 3–2 Friendly
34 3–1
35 4 October 2002 Changwon, South Korea Vietnam 3–0 3–0 Football at the 2002 Asian Games
36 7 October 2002 Masan, South Korea South Korea 1–0 1–0 Football at the 2002 Asian Games
37 9 October 2002 Changwon, South Korea China 2–0 2–2 Football at the 2002 Asian Games
38 9 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Philippines 7–0 15–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
39 11 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Guam Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
40
41 13 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
42 15 June 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Chinese Taipei Unknown 5–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
43
44 12 July 2003 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Mexico 1–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Play-offs
45 20 September 2003 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States Argentina 1–0 6–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
46 2–0
47 27 September 2003 Gillette Stadium, Boston, United States Canada 1–0 1–3 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
48 18 April 2004 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Vietnam Unknown 7–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
49 18 December 2004 Nishigaoka Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Chinese Taipei 6–0 11–0 Kirin Challenge Cup
50 21 May 2005 Nishigaoka Stadium, Tokyo, Japan New Zealand 1–0 6–0 Kirin Challenge Cup
51 3–0
52 28 May 2005 Russia Russia Unknown 2–0 Friendly
53 10 March 2006 Italy Scotland Unknown 4–0 Friendly
54 19 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Vietnam 1–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
55 2–0
56 19 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Chinese Taipei 4–1 11–1 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
57 9–1
58 30 November 2006 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan 10–0 13–0 Football at the 2006 Asian Games
59 13–0
60 10 March 2007 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Mexico 1–0 2–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Play-off
61 7 April 2007 Tokyo, Japan Vietnam 1–0 2–0 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
62 15 April 2007 Thailand Thailand 1–0 4–0 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
63 3 June 2007 Tokyo, Japan Korea 6–0 6–1 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
64 4 August 2007 Vietnam Vietnam 7–0 8–0 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
65 12 August 2007 Tokyo, Japan Thailand 1–0 5–0 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification
66 18 February 2008 Chongqing, China North Korea 3–2 3–2 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
67 5 July 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam China 1–0 1–3 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
68 8 July 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Australia 3–0 3–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
69 24 July 2008 Kobe, Japan Australia Unknown 3–0 Friendly
70 6 August 2008 Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China New Zealand}} 2–2 2–2 2008 Summer Olympics
71 12 August 2008 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China Norway 4–1 5–1 2008 Summer Olympics
72 15 August 2008 Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China China 1–0 2–0 2008 Summer Olympics
73 20 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China Myanmar 2–0 8–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
74 7–0
75 30 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China China 2–0 2–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
76 1 July 2011 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Mexico 1–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
77 3–0
78 4–0
79 13 July 2011 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany Sweden 2–1 3–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
80 17 July 2011 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany USA 2–2 2–2 (3–1 (Penalty shoot-out) 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
81 11 July 2012 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Australia 3–0 3–0 Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2012)
82 22 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam China 1–0 2–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
83 24 May 2015 Kagawa Marugame Stadium, Kagawa, Japan New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly (MS&AD Nadeshiko Cup 2015)

Matches den goals she score at World Cup den Olympic tournaments

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Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 1995-06-05 Karlstad Germany Start 0–1 L Group stage
2 1995-06-07 Karlstad Brazil Start 2–1 W Group stage
3 1995-06-09 Västerås Sweden off 76' (on Etsuko Handa) 0–2 L Group stage
Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
4 1996-07-21 Birmingham, AL Germany Start 2–3 L Group stage
5 1996-07-23 Birmingham, AL Brazil Start 0–2 L Group stage
6 1996-07-25 Washington, D.C. Norway Start 0–4 L Group stage
USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
7 1999-06-19 San Jose, CA Canada Start 1–1 D Group stage
8 1999-06-23 Portland, OR Russia Start 0–5 L Group stage
9 1999-06-26 Chicago Norway Start 0–4 L Group stage
USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 10 2003-09-20 Columbus, OH Argentina off 80' (on Maruyama) 13 1–0 6–0 W Group stage
2 39 2–0
11 2003-09-24 Columbus, OH Germany Start 0–3 L Group stage
3 12 2003-09-27 Foxboro, MA Canada Start 20 1–0 1–3 L Group stage
Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
13 2004-08-11 Volos Sweden Start 1–0 W Group stage
14 2004-08-14 Piraeus Nigeria Start 0–1 L Group stage
15 2004-08-20 Thessaloniki United States Start 1–2 L Quarter-final
China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
16 2007-09-11 Shanghai England Start 2–2 D Group stage
17 2007-09-14 Shanghai Argentina Start 1–0 W Group stage
18 2007-09-17 Hangzhou Germany Start 0–2 L Group stage
Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
4 19 2008-08-06 Qinhuangdao New Zealand Start; (c) 86 2–2 2–2 D Group stage
20 2008-08-09 Qinhuangdao United States Start 0–1 L Group stage
5 21 2008-08-12 Shanghai Norway Start 70 4–1 5–1 W Group stage
6 22 2008-08-15 Qinhuangdao China Start 15 1–0 2–0 W Quarter-final
23 2008-08-18 Beijing United States Start 2–4 L Semifinal
24 2008-08-21 Beijing Germany Start 0–2 L Bronze medal match
Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
25 2011-06-27 Bochum New Zealand Start; (c) 2–1 W Group stage
7 26 2011-07-01 Leverkusen Mexico off 83' (on Utsugi); (c) 13 1–0 4–0 W Group stage
8 39 3–0
9 80 4–0
27 2011-07-05 Augsburg England Start; (c) 0–2 L Group stage
28 2011-07-09 Wolfsburg Germany Start; (c) 1–0 aet W Quarter-final
10 29 2011-07-13 Frankfurt Sweden Start; (c) 60 2–1 3–1 W Semifinal
11 30 2011-07-17 Frankfurt United States Start; (c) 117 2–2 2–2 (pso 3–1) (W) Final
London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
31 2012-07-25 Coventry Canada Start 2–1 W Group stage
32 2012-07-28 Coventry Sweden off 59' (on Tanaka) 0–0 D Group stage
33 2012-08-03 Cardiff Brazil Start 2–0 W Quarter-final
34 2012-08-06 London France Start 2–1 W Semifinal
35 2012-08-09 London United States Start 1–2 L Gold medal match
Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
36 2015-06-08 Vancouver Switzerland off 57' (on Kawamura) 1–0 W Group stage
37 2015-06-12 Vancouver Cameroon on 64' (off Sakaguchi) 2–1 W Group stage
38 2015-06-16 Winnipeg Ecuador Start 2–1 W Group stage
39 2015-06-16 Vancouver Netherlands on 80' (off Kawasumi) 1–0 W Round of 16
40 2015-06-27 Edmonton Australia on 90' (off Sakaguchi) 2–1 W Quarter-final
41 2015-07-05 Vancouver United States on 33' (off Iwashimizu) 2–5 L Final

Honors

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Yomiuri/Nippon TV Beleza

  • Nadeshiko.League (8): 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Football Tournament (7): 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Nadeshiko League Cup: 2007

INAC Kobe Leonessa

  • Nadeshiko.League: 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Football Tournament: 2011
  • International Women's Club Championship: 2013
  • Nadeshiko League Cup: 2013

Japan

  • East Asian Football Championship: 2008, 2010
  • Asian Games Gold Medal: 2010
  • FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011
  • Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
  • AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014

Individual

  • Nadeshiko League Best Eleven (11): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
  • AFC Women's Player of the Year: 2004, 2008
  • Nadeshiko League MVP: 2006, 2008
  • EAFF Women's Football Championship Best Player: 2008, 2010
  • FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2011
  • FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Shoe: 2011
  • FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011
  • FIFA World Player of the Year: 2011
  • Asian Football Hall of Fame: 2014
  • IFFHS AFC Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020[9]
  • IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[10]

References

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  1. ↑ Lewis, Michael (3 August 2016). "The 20 greatest female football players of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Peters, Jerrad (4 July 2013). "Ranking the 10 Greatest Female Soccer Players in History". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Matchett, Karl (5 December 2014). "20 Greatest Women Footballers of All Time". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Homare Sawa". 2012 London Olympics Committee. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Star bio: Japan's Homare Sawa". CBC Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "La historia de las "Nadeshiko Japan", que se preparan así para enfrentar este martes, de madrugada, a Chile". todofutbol.cl. Todofútbol.cl. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Olympedia – Homare Sawa". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  8. ↑ "米プロリーグの沢、荒川が古巣日テレ復帰 - サッカーニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  9. ↑ "IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 3 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
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