Ayumi Hara

Ayumi Hara
原歩
Personal information
Full name	Ayumi Hara
Date of birth	February 21, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2001	Nippon TV Beleza
2002–2005	Iga FC Kunoichi
2006–2009	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2013–2014	AS Elfen Saitama
Total
International career
1998–2008	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
INAC Kobe Leonessa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayumi Hara (原歩, Hara Ayumi, born February 21, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Hara was born in Hachioji on February 21, 1979. In 1993, when she was 14 years old, she debuted for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza). In 2000 season, she was selected MVP awards in L.League. She played for the club until 2001. From 2002, she played for Iga FC Kunoichi (2002-2005) and INAC Kobe Leonessa (2006-2009). She retired in 2009. She played 245 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (1999, 2000 and 2008). In July 2013, she came back at AS Elfen Sayama FC (later AS Elfen Saitama) until end of 2014 season.^[1]

National team career

On May 17, 1998, when Hara was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against United States.^[2] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2007 World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3] She played 42 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2008.

National team statistics

^[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	3	0
1999	12	1
2000	6	0
2001	4	0
2002	2	0
2003	0	0
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
2006	0	0
2007	5	0
2008	8	1
Total	42	2

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 1999	Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City, Philippines	Philippines	5–0	6–0	1999 AFC Women's Championship
2.	12 August 2008	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China	Norway	5–1	5–1	2008 Summer Olympics