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Riko Ueki
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Riko Ueki, also known by her native name 植木理子 and name in kana うえき りこ, is a Japanese female association football player. Born in Kawasaki on July 30, 1999, she plays as a forward. Her professional career began in 2016, and she speaks Japanese.
Ueki has been a member of the Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza and the West Ham Women teams. She participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. As a citizen of Japan, she represents her country in the sport of soccer.
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Key facts
- 2016
- Japan U-17
- 2018
- Japan U-20
- 2019
- Japan
- 2023
- West Ham United
- Date of birth
- ( 1999-07-30 ) 30 July 1999 (age 26)
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki, Kanagawa , Japan
- Height
- 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
- Position
- Forward
- Current team
- West Ham United
- 2012 2015
- Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Years
- Team
- 2016 2023
- Tokyo Verdy Beleza
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- West Ham Women
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Japan
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Participant in
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Position played
- forward
- Mass
- 53
- Image
- Ueki-03-Beleza-2021.jpg
- Height
- 162
Show 6 more facts
- name in kana
- うえき りこ
- date of birth
- 1999-07-30
- name in native language
- 植木理子
- start of work period
- 2016-00-00
- social media followers
- 3232
- Commons category
- Riko Ueki
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:04, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
Riko Ueki (植木 理子, Ueki Riko; IPA: [ɯ.eki ɾiko]; born 30 July 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riko Ueki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.