Saori Takarada | QueenBallers Player profile

Saori

Takarada

Dec 27, 2000

#6 - Midfielder

attacking midfielder

Leicester City Women

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Saori Takarada is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Japan national team.

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In 2016, Takarada was named to the Japan U-17 national team roster for the 2016 U-17 World Cup. She played in 5 matches and scored 2 goals, helping Japan to a 2nd place finish.

Saori was born in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

One of her favourite meals is a salmon ball with slices of avocado.

Takarada is sponsored by Yanmar, a company that supports her football endeavors.

A versatile player, she came through the ranks at Japanese side Cerezo Osaka Sakai, before joining National Women’s Soccer League side Washington Spirit in December 2020. She helped the club to the league title for the first time in their history with play-off victory over Chicago Red Stars.

EAFF E-1 Football Championship (2022)	1×
NWSL Championship (2021)	1×
Nadeshiko League Cup Division 2	2×
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2018)	1×
AFC U-19 Women's Championship (2017)	1×
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (2016)	1×
AFC U-16 Women's Championship (2015)	1×

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	Leicester City	24	1
2022 - 2023	Linköpings FC	51	5
2021 -	Washington Spirit	10	0
2013 - 2020	Cerezo Osaka Sakai	143	56
International Stats
2019 - present	Japan	21	1
2018 -	Japan WU20	6	5
2016 -	Japan WU17	5	2

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Team: Leicester City Women