Riko Ueki
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Full name | Riko Ueki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | West Ham United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 98 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | West Ham United | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Japan U-17 | 5 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Japan | 30 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 17 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:17, 17 December 2023 (UTC) |
Riko Ueki (植木 理子, Ueki Riko, born 30 July 1999) is a Japanese professional
.Early life
Ueki was born in
Ueki attended Waseda University, one of the most selective and prestigious universities in Japan, majoring in sports science.[5] While at college she took courses in sports management and marketing. She graduated from the university in March 2022.[6]
Club career
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Ueki joined
West Ham United
On 12 September 2023, Ueki joined West Ham United ahead of the 2023–24 Women's Super League season.[11][12] She made her debut in the opening league match defeat to Manchester City on 1 October 2023.[13] She would score her first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on 8 October 2023.[14][15]
International career
Youth
In 2016, Ueki was selected to the Japan U-17 national team for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[16] She played in 6 matches and scored 4 goals, and Japan finished as runners-up in the tournament. In 2018 Ueki was selected to the Japan U-20 national team for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[17] She played in all 6 matches and scored 5 goals, including a crucial goal in their semi-final victory over England[18] and helped Japan win the title.[19]
Senior
On 4 April 2019, Ueki debuted for the senior Japan national team against France.[20] Later that year, Ueki was named to Japan's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; however, she was forced to withdraw due to injury on 31 May.[21][22] Ueki experienced a breakout year with the national team in 2022, as she began to establish herself as a starting striker and finished the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup as Japan's top scorer with five goals, and joint second-highest goalscorer of the tournament as a whole.[23]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the
Personal life
One of Ueki's main hobbies is reading manga, also known as Japanese comics or graphic novels, and she revealed that she has a collection of over 1000 copies of such books at home.[26] She was even invited to make a cameo appearance in a television drama adaptation of the manga series Shiyakusho that aired on TV Tokyo from October to December 2019.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 December 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2016 | Nadeshiko League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | – | 9 | 5 | |
2017 | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | – | 30 | 11 | ||
2018 | Nadeshiko League | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | – | 25 | 15 | ||
2019 | Nadeshiko League | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |
2020 | Nadeshiko League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||
2021–22 | WE League | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 7 | |||
2022–23 | WE League | 19 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | – | 28 | 28 | ||
2023–24 | WE League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 98 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 81 | ||
West Ham United | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 3 | |
Career total | 108 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 164 | 84 |
- Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- FA WSL Cup
- ^ AFC Women's Club Championship
International
- As of match played 3 December 2023[28]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 11 | 8 | |
2023 | 13 | 3 | |
Total | 30 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ueki goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 21 January 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Myanmar | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |
2 | 27 January 2022 | South Korea | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||
3 | 30 January 2022 | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India | Thailand | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
4 | 3 February 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | China | 1–0 | 2–2 ( p )
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5 | 2–1 | ||||||
6 | 24 June 2022 | Sport Center FAS, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly
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7 | 27 June 2022 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Finland | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
8 | 9 October 2022 | New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
9 | 22 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Zambia | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
10 | 31 July 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Spain | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
11 | 23 September 2023 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu , Japan
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Argentina | 7–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Nadeshiko League: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- WE League Cup runner-up: 2022-23
- Empress's Cup: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
- AFC Women's Club Championship: 2019
Japan U19
- AFC U-19 Women's Championship: 2015
Japan U20
Japan
Individual
- WE League Best XI: 2022–23
- WE League Golden Boot: 2022–23
- WE League Outstanding Players Award: 2021-22, 2022–23
References
- ^ "【WE INTERVIEW #38】~植木理子選手(日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ)~". WEリーグ | Women Empowerment League. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "「10歳でサッカーを始めてからずっとFW」再開するWEリーグで植木理子(東京NB)に注目! | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "「10歳でサッカーを始めてからずっとFW」再開するWEリーグで植木理子(東京NB)に注目! | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "ベレーザの"同級生コンビ"植木理子と宮澤ひなたが語り合う!互いの印象、小さい頃の憧れ… | サッカーダイジェストWeb". www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "今注目のなでしこ代表、植木選手へ聞いた東京オリンピックへの思い―『最高の瞬間なんだろうな』-". 早稲田大学 オリンピック・パラリンピック事業推進室 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "サッカー - 東京ヴェルディベレーザ・植木理子、早大生との二足のわらじ乗り越え 世界の舞台へ | 4years. #学生スポーツ". 4years (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ @tokyoverdystaff (4 June 2016). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "WE League Awards". WEリーグ | Women Empowerment League (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "World Cup winner Kozue Ando claims WE League MVP". The Japan Times. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ 植木 理子選手 | 日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ / Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza". www.verdy.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Japan striker Ueki joins West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Japan international Riko Ueki | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "West Ham 0-2 Manchester City: Jill Roord scores on debut as visitors reduced to 10". Yahoo Sports. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Brighton 0-2 West Ham: Hammers' intensity helps Rehanne Skinner to first win as boss". Yahoo News. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Skinner lands first win as West Ham beat Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ FIFA
- ^ FIFA
- ^ Kyodo (21 August 2018). "Young Nadeshiko down England to reach U20 Women's World Cup final". The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "U-20 Japan Women's National Team wins first ever title at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Japan Football Association
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad, Schedule - FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Japan Football Association. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "なでしこ、植木理子が右膝痛め離脱、宝田沙織を招集" [Nadeshiko, Ueki Riko pains her right knee and leaves, Saori Takada called up]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Japan's Ueki determined to continue scoring run". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan will fear no one at Women's World Cup after statement win over Spain". ESPN.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "なでしこジャパンFW植木理子の趣味は「漫画とアイドル」 そこに隠れたWEリーグ集客のヒント | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "女子サッカー・植木理子選手、ドラマ『死役所』第4話に出演". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ List of match in 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
- Riko Ueki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Riko Ueki at Soccerway
- Riko Ueki at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association