Mei Shimada (born 8 May 2002) is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Shimada made her WE League debut on 12 September 2021.

References

2002 births Japanese women's footballers Living people Women's association football forwards People from Mitaka, Tokyo Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players WE League players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub