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Shu Ohba

Shū Ohba
大場 朱羽
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ole Miss Rebels
Youth career
JFA Academy Fukushima
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 26 (0)
2023– Ole Miss Rebels 30 (0)
International career‡
2022 Japan U-20 4 (0)
2023– Japan 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Shū Ohba (大場 朱羽, Shū Ohba, born 11 July 2002) is a Japanese women's footballer. She plays college soccer for Ole Miss Rebels as a goalkeeper and the Japan national team.[1]

Early life

Shu Ohba was born on 11 July 2022 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. She started playing football when she was eight years old.[2] She attended Fukushima Prefectural Futaba Future Senior High School.[3][4] During her youth career, she played for JFA Academy Fukushima.[5]

Collegiate career

East Tennessee State (2021-2022)

During her freshman year at East Tennessee State University, Ohba played in 16 games and amassed 74 saves and 7 shutouts while conceding 14 goals. This performance earned her Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors, as well as a spot on the All-Conference first team. She was also the Conference's Defensive Player of the Week three times.[6]

During her sophomore year, Ohba was named Southern Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year, once again making the All-Conference first team squad. Ohba amassed 60 saves in her 10 games played, with 3 shutouts while allowing 11 goals.[7]

Ole Miss (2023-present)

After the 2022 season, Ohba transferred to the University of Mississippi. During her junior year, Ohba amassed second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors, as well as a third-team United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast region honors, and was a three-time Conference Player of the Week. Ohba amassed 67 saves in 15 games played, with 7 shutouts while conceding 13 goals. She led the league in saves per game.[8]

Her senior year saw her play in 15 games, recording 79 saves while allowing 34 goals.[9]

International career

Ohba has represented Japan as early as the under-16 level, where she was a part of Japan's third-pace winning team in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship,[10] qualifying for a spot in the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which she also made the final roster for.[11] She once again represented her country at the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, which Japan would win.[12] During the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she started in goal in 4 matches, including all 3 knockout matches, in Japan's second-place effort.[13]

Her first roster appearance for the national team was during the 2022 Asian Games.[14] She was also rostered for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup.[15] She earned her first international minutes in a friendly against New Zealand on 31 May 2024. She was later named as an alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule – The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (9/22-10/6)". Japan Football Association. 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "大場 朱羽 （日本代表）" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Shu Ohba – 2022–23 – Women's Soccer – ETSU Athletics". ETSU Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Shu Ohba – Soccer – Ole Miss Athletics – Hotty Toddy". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Students' International Careers". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Southern Conference 2021 Women's Soccer Notes" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Southern Conference 2022 Women's Soccer Notes" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 SEC Soccer Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Soccer Final Stat Book" (PDF). Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship Thailand 2017". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ^ "U-17 Japan Women's National Team squad, schedule【FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 (11/13-12/1)】". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. ^ "U-19 Japan Women's National Team Squad, Schedule - AFC U-19 Women's Championship Thailand 2019 (10/27-11/9)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  13. ^ "【Match Report】U-20 Japan Women's National Team defeat Brazil to get one step away from making history". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule - The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (9/22-10/6)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  15. ^ Johnson, David (5 April 2024). "Ole Miss goalie Shu Ohba to represent home country of Japan". Inside the Rebels. 247Sports. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Rebels In Paris: Shu Ohba". Ole Miss Sports. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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