Aemu Oyama

Aemu Oyama
大山愛笑
Personal information
Date of birth	19 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	30
Youth career
	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
College career
Years	Team
2023–2024	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
2025–	Manchester City
International career‡
2019	Japan U16
2022–	Japan U20
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 25 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Aemu Oyama (大山愛笑, Ōyama Aemu, born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City^[4] and the Japan national under-20s team.

Club career

On 16 October 2021, Oyama made her WE League debut for Tokyo Verdy Beleza.^[5]^[6] She later became the youngest ever scorer in the division's history at age 17.^[7]

In March 2022, she was ranked as one of the Top 20 international youth talents by Goal.com.^[8]

On 18 January 2025, she signed a two and a half year contract with Women's Super League club Manchester City.^[4]^[9]^[10]

International career

Oyama has represented Japan at under-16 and under-20 youth level.^[2]

Personal life

Oyama gained a degree in Sports Science from Waseda University in Tokyo.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2019	Nadeshiko League	2	0	0	0	6	0	—		8	0
	2020	Nadeshiko League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22	WE League	6	1	0	0	0	0	—		6	1
	2022–23	WE League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		8	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Manchester City	2024–25	Women's Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			9	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	15	1

^ Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup
^ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup
^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Japan U16

AFC U-16 Women's Championship: 2019^[8]

Japan U20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2022 and 2024 runner-up^[7]
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup: 2024 runner-up^[13]

References

^ "大山愛笑". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Aemu Oyama at Soccerway
^ Aemu Oyama at Flashscore.com
^ ^a ^b Lumb, Millie (18 January 2025). "Man City sign new midfielder Aemu Oyama ahead of Manchester Derby". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ・大山愛笑" (in Japanese). WE League. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League. Scoresheet Retrieved 10 December 2022
^ ^a ^b ^c Cox, Sam (18 January 2025). "Aemu Oyama: 10 things you didn't know". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Ruszkai, Amee (22 March 2022). "NXGN 2022: The 20 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Man City sign Japanese midfielder Aemu Oyama". BBC Sport. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ Kelsey, George (18 January 2025). "Oyama signs for City". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "2019シーズン試合一覧". Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "Japan - A.Oyama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ Ruszkai, Ameé (22 March 2024). "NXGN: Melchie Dumornay, Mary Fowler and where 2022's best women's football wonderkids are now". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

External links

Aemu Oyama at Manchester City F.C.
Aemu Oyama at Soccerway
Aemu Oyama at Flashscore.com

[13] Includes Empress's Cup, Women's FA Cup

[14] Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup, Women's League Cup

[15] Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

[1] "大山愛笑". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[Soccerway-2] Aemu Oyama at Soccerway

[3] Aemu Oyama at Flashscore.com

[:3-4] Lumb, Millie (18 January 2025). "Man City sign new midfielder Aemu Oyama ahead of Manchester Derby". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ_・大山_愛笑-5] "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ・大山愛笑" (in Japanese). WE League. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[6] Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League. Scoresheet Retrieved 10 December 2022

[:2-7] Cox, Sam (18 January 2025). "Aemu Oyama: 10 things you didn't know". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[:1-8] Ruszkai, Amee (22 March 2022). "NXGN 2022: The 20 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[:0-9] "Man City sign Japanese midfielder Aemu Oyama". BBC Sport. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[10] Kelsey, George (18 January 2025). "Oyama signs for City". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[11] "2019シーズン試合一覧". Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[12] "Japan - A.Oyama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[16] Ruszkai, Ameé (22 March 2024). "NXGN: Melchie Dumornay, Mary Fowler and where 2022's best women's football wonderkids are now". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

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