Megumi Takase
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is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team.


Club career

Takase was born in
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on November 10, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. In 2009 season, she was selected Best Young Player awards. In
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, she scored 20 goals in 18 games and became top scorer. she was also selected MVP awards.


International career

On January 15, 2010, Takase debuted for the Japan national team against
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. In July, she was selected to play for the Japan U-20 national team at the 2010 U-20 World Cup. She was a member of Japan's squad for the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Japan won the championship at the 2011 World Cup and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In Asia, she was also a squad member for the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Cup. Japan won the championship at both tournaments. She played 61 games and scored 9 goals for Japan until 2016.


Personal life

Takase's brother Akira Takase is also a footballer.


Career statistics


Club


International

List of match i
2010


at Japan Football Association
:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Takase goal.''


Honours

; INAC Kobe Leonessa * Nadeshiko League: 2011, 2012, 2013 * WE League: 2021–22 *
Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...
: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 *
Nadeshiko League Cup The Nadeshiko League Cup (Japanese: なでしこリーグカップ) is a cup competition for women's football clubs in Japan. The competition began as the L.League Cup in 1996 and it was abolished after the 1999 edition. It reappeared on the occ ...
: 2013 ; ; Japan * FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011 * Asian Games: 2010 * East Asian Football Championship: 2010 Japan U20 *
AFC U-19 Women's Championship The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation every two years, and serv ...
: 2009


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Japan Football Association
1990 births Living people Association football people from Hokkaido Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players INAC Kobe Leonessa players FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan People from Kitami, Hokkaido Women's association football forwards Nadeshiko League MVPs {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub