Asano Nagasato

Asano Nagasato

Personal information
Date of birth	24 January 1989
Place of birth	Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2013	NTV Beleza	72	(20)
2013	Turbine Potsdam II	15	(7)
2013–	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	20	(11)
National team^‡
2008–	Japan	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:31, 2 October 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:59, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Asano Nagasato (永里 亜紗乃 Nagasato Asano, born 24 January 1989) is a Japanese football striker, currently playing for the German side 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.^[2]

She is a member of the Japanese national team and took part in the qualifying for the 2012 Olympics.^[3] As an Under-19 international she was included in the All star team of the 2008 U-20 World Cup, where she scored two goals including a winner against Germany.^[4]

Prior to 2013 she played for NTV Beleza in the L. League.^[5]

Her elder sister Yuki Ogimi (née Nagasato) is also an international footballer.^[6]

References

1. 2015 World Cup
2. "Asano Nagasato signs in Potsdam" (in German). maerkischeallgemeine.de. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
3. Nadeshiko beat China to win Olympic qualifying tournament. Japan Football Association
4. Report and statistics of the competition in FIFA's website
5. Beleza 2011 squad in the L. League's website
6. Women's Olympic squad composed of World Cup winners. Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The Asahi Shimbun