Mana Iwabuchi岩渕 真奈

Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕 真奈, Iwabuchi Mana, born 18 March 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal and the Japan national team.

Club Career

Nippon TV Beleza (2007–2012)

Iwabuchi was born in Musashino on 18 March 1993. On 21 October 2007, when she was 14 years old, she debuted in L.League at Nippon TV Beleza. She was selected Best Young Player awards in 2008 season. She was also selected Best Eleven in 2011 season.

Hoffenheim (2012–2014)

On 28 November 2012, Iwabuchi joined Hoffenheim in the 2. Bundesliga and was given the number 28 shirt. On 17 March 2013, she made her debut in a 6–2 away victory against SV Bardenbach, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. On 31 March 2013, she scored her first goal in a 3–2 win over 1. FFC Niederkirchen. Iwabuchi finished the 2012–13 season with four goals in nine appearances as Hoffenheim won the Southern division and were promoted to the Bundesliga. In the following season, she changed her shirt number to 13. On 8 September 2013, she scored Hoffenheim's first ever goal in the top-flight in a 1–0 home victory against VfL Sindelfingen. She finished the 2013–14 season with six goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.

Bayern Munich (2014–2017)

In June 2014, Iwabuchi left Hoffenheim to join Bayern Munich. On 30 January 2016, she signed a two-year contract extension. However, in March 2017 she announced on her blog that she had terminated her contract with the club, in order to return to Japan and concentrate on recovering from injuries.

INAC Kobe Leonessa (2017–2020)

On 23 June 2017, Iwabuchi signed with INAC Kobe Leonessa.

Aston Villa (2021)

Iwabuchi returned to Europe after she signed with Aston Villa on 21 December 2020 and joined them on January 2021.

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