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Risa Shimizu
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Risa Shimizu is a Japanese association football player born in Hyōgo Prefecture on June 15, 1996. She holds Japanese citizenship and speaks Japanese. Shimizu attended Kokushikan University before beginning her professional career in 2013. She plays as a defender, specifically as a right-back.
Her club career includes playing for Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Liverpool FC Women. She has also represented the Japan women's national football team. Shimizu participated in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Risa Shimizu is referenced by 169 other articles, and connects out to defender, Kobe and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
It sits within the topics 1996 births, 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 2012
- Japan U-17
- 2018
- Japan
- 2024
- Manchester City
- 2025
- → Liverpool (loan)
- Date of birth
- ( 1996-06-15 ) June 15, 1996 (age 29)
- Place of birth
- Kōbe , Hyōgo , Japan
- Height
- 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Position
- Defender
- Current team
- Liverpool
- 2009 2012
- Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- Years
- Team
- 2013 2022
- Tokyo Verdy Beleza
- 2022 2024
- West Ham United
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Liverpool FC Women
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Japan
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Occupation
- association football player
- Educated at
- Kokushikan University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Participant in
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Japan women's national football team
- Position played
- defender
- Mass
- 47
- Image
- Risa Shimizu (46586604594) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 160
Show 6 more facts
- name in kana
- しみず りさ
- date of birth
- 1996-06-15
- name in native language
- 清水梨紗
- start of work period
- 2013-00-00
- social media followers
- 27875
- Commons category
- Risa Shimizu (footballer)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:18, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
Risa Shimizu (清水 梨紗, Shimizu Risa; IPA: [ɕimizɯ ɾisa]; born June 15, 1996) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool, on loan from Manchester City, and the Japan national team.
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