Saori Takarada

Saori Takarada
Personal information
Full name Saori Takarada[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2017 Cerezo Osaka Sakai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 143 (56)
2021 Washington Spirit 10 (0)
2022–2023 Linköpings FC 51 (5)
2024– Leicester City 25 (1)
International career
2016 Japan U-17 5 (2)
2018 Japan U-20 6 (5)
2019– Japan 21 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 France
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 China
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jordan
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:34, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:20, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Saori Takarada (宝田 沙織, Takarada Saori, born 27 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Japan national team. She previously played for Cerezo Osaka Sakai, Washington Spirit, and Linköpings FC.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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