is a former

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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Isaka was born in

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

on January 25, 1976. She joined

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club Urawa Ladies in 1994. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 1994 season. In 1995, she moved to Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later ''Iga FC Kunoichi''). In 1999 season, she scored 21 goals and became top scorer and she was selected MVP awards. She was also selected Best Eleven 3 times (

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and

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National team career

On June 15, 1997, Isaka debuted for Japan national team against

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. She played at

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and 2001 AFC Championship. She was also a member of Japan for 1999 World Cup. She played 46 games and scored 15 goals for Japan until 2002.Japan Football Association
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National team statistics

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* * * 1976 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Urawa Motobuto Ladies FC players Iga FC Kunoichi players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Women's association football forwards Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Nadeshiko League MVPs {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub