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. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Ariyoshi was born in

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on November 1, 1987. In 2008, when she was at

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, she debuted in the

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. After graduating, she joined

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National team career

In February 2012, Ariyoshi was selected Japan national team for 2012 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on February 29, she debuted against

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. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and

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. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2015, played at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd place. She played 6 matches and scored a goal. She was named candidates for the Golden Ball at the tournament. She was also a member for 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. She played 63 games and scored 1 goals for Japan.

National team statistics

List of match i
2012
at Japan Football Association

References

External links

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1987 births Living people Nippon Sport Science University alumni Association football people from Saga Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players TEPCO Mareeze players Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders 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 {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub