Aoba Fujino

Aoba Fujino
Personal information
Full name	Aoba Fujino
Date of birth	27 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Number	17
Youth career
	Minamiosawa FC
	Tokyo Verdy Sereias
2019–2021	Jumonji High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
International career‡
2022	Japan U-20
2022–	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば, Fujino Aoba, born 27 January 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza and the Japan national team.

Club career

He made her WE League debut on 16 October 2021.^[1]

International career

In July 2022, Fujino was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2022 U-20 Women's World Cup^[2] where Japan were the runners-up.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[3] On July 26, 2023, she scored her first World Cup goal against Costa Rica in the 2nd round of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, becoming the youngest Japanese goal scorer (19 years and 180 days) in the World Cup for both men and women.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 June 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Empress's Cup		WE League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2021–22	WE League	10	4	0	0	0	0	10	4
	2022–23	WE League	20	11	4	3	4	3	28	17
	2023–24	WE League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			30	15	4	3	4	3	38	21

International

As of match played 30 November 2023^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2022	4	0
Japan	2023	9	3
Total		13	3

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fujino goal.

List of international goals scored by Aoba Fujino
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 July 2023	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan	Panama	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2	26 July 2023	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3	30 November 2023	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	1–0	3–4	Friendly
4	28 February 2024	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	North Korea	2–0	2–1	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5	3 June 2024	Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain	New Zealand	3–1	4–1	Friendly