is a Japanese former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. She played for the
Japan national team.
Club career
Masuya was born in
Matsushige, Tokushima on September 14, 1995. After graduating from
JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined
INAC Kobe Leonessa
INAC Kobe(INAC神戸レオネッサ, Ainakku-Kōbe Reonessa) is a professional Japanese women's soccer, football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club, while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian language, Ita ...
in 2014.
National team career
In September 2012, Masuya was selected for the
Japan U-17 national team for
2012 U-17 World Cup. On September 13, 2014, when she was 18 years old, she debuted for
Japan national team against
Ghana
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. She played for Japan at
2014 Asian Games. She played 6 games and scored 2 goals. Japan won 2nd place. In 2018, she played at
2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 27 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2018.
National team statistics
[List of match i]
2014
at Japan Football Association
International goals
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Association football people from Tokushima Prefecture
Japanese women's footballers
Japan women's international footballers
Women's association football forwards
Nadeshiko League players
INAC Kobe Leonessa players
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Asian Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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