Back أيا لسمشيما Arabic ايا لسمشيما ARZ Aya Sameshima AST Aya Sameşima AZ آیا سامشیما AZB Aya Sameshima Catalan Aja Samešimaová Czech Aya Sameshima Danish Aya Sameshima German Aya Sameshima EO
 Sameshima playing for Japan against Sweden in the 2011 World Cup semi finals | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aya Sameshima[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omiya Ardija Ventus | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | TEPCO Mareeze | 98 | (18) |
| 2011 | Boston Breakers | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Montpellier | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2020 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 73 | (2) |
| 2021– | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 215 | (23) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2021 | Japan | 114 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2021 | |||
Aya Sameshima (鮫島 彩, Sameshima Aya, born 16 June 1987) is a Japanese footballer. Primarily a left back, she currently plays for Omiya Ardija Ventus in the WE League and has over 100 caps for the Japan national team.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.