Mei Matsunami
Japanese field hockey player
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Mei Matsunami (松波 芽依, born 20 November 2003) is a field hockey player from Japan.[1][2]
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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| Born |
20 November 2003 Gifu Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Crowning Glories | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan U–21 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Japan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Mei Matsunami was born on 20 November 2003, in the Gifu Prefecture.[3][4]
Career
Domestic league
In the Japanese national league, Matsunami represents the Crowning Glories.[1][4][5]
Under–21
Matsunami made her junior international debut in 2023. She made her first appearances for the Japanese U–21 team during a test series against Australia in the Gold Coast.[6] She went on to represent Japan again at the Junior Asian Cup in Kakamigahara, winning a bronze medal.[6][7][8] To close out 2023, Matsunami represented Japan again at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, concluding the tournament with a seventh place finish.[6][9]
Cherry Blossoms
In 2024, Matsunami was named in the senior national team for the first time. She will make her international debut at the Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir.[1]
