Michi Goto

Michi Goto
後藤三知
Personal information
Full name	Michi Goto
Date of birth	27 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	MyNavi Sendai Ladies
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2008	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2016	Urawa Reds
2017–2018	Real Sociedad
2018–2019	Eibar
2019-2021.1	Córdoba
2021.1-2021.5	Alhama CF
2021.6-2022.6	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2022.6-	MyNavi Sendai Ladies
International career
2008–2010	Japan U-20
2008–2014	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michi Goto (後藤三知, Gotō Michi, born 27 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for MyNavi Sendai Ladies. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Goto was born in Suzuka on 27 July 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined Urawa Reds in 2009. The club won the L.League championship in 2009 and 2014. She was also selected MVP awards in 2014. She left the club end of 2016 season. She played 140 matches and scored 28 goals in L.League.^[1] In July 2017, she joined Spanish Primera División club Real Sociedad.^[2] In July 2018, she moved to Primera Nacional club Eibar.^[3] In July 2019, she moved to Segunda División Pro club Córdoba.^[4]

On 7 March 2008, when Goto was 17 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Canada.^[5] In November, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2008 U-20 World Cup. She was also a member for 2010 U-20 World Cup. In September 2013, she was selected Japan national team again. She played at 2014 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 7 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2014.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 May 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	7–0	11–0	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup