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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nagoya FC Ladies | |||
| NGU Nagoya FC Ladies | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Miyoshi | |||
| Grampus Miyoshi | |||
| 2018–2023 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | JFA Academy Fukushima | 51 | (19) |
| 2024– | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → FC Rosengård (loan) | 20 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Japan U-17 | |||
| 2024– | Japan | 8[1] | (2[1]) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 9 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:54, 26 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Momoko Tanikawa (谷川 萌々子, Momoko Tanikawa, born 7 May 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Japan national team.[1]
Tanikawa begun her career with the Japanese national team youth setup, JFA Academy Fukushima, before transferring to Europe. She has won the Damallsvenskan league title with FC Rosengård[2] in 2024 while on loan at the club.
A full international since 2023, Tanikawa won the 2022 Asian Games women's football tournament and the 2023 Toulon Tournament with Japan, having reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with the national team, scoring in every game.
- ^ a b c "FP Tanikawa Momoko". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "VÄLKOMMEN, MOMOKO TANIKAWA" (in Swedish). FC Rosengård. 11 January 2024.