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Yuka Okamoto

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Yuka Okamoto
岡本 祐花
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Rise FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 2 (0)
2018 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 0 (0)
2020–2025 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 98 (1)
2025– Vancouver Rise FC 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025

Yuka Okamoto (岡本 祐花; born 20 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.

Early life

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Okamoto began playing football at age seven and grew up playing with Shudo Junior High School and Shudo High School.[1]

Club career

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In 2016, Okamoto began her senior career with Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama in the Nadeshiko League.[2]

In January 2020, Okamoto signed with AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies in the second tier Nadeshiko League Division 2.[3] The next season, she began playing in the newly formed professional first tier WE League with the club.[2] On 21 September 2024, she scored her first league goal for the club, in a league match against JEF United Chiba Ladies.[2] In May 2025, she announced her departure from the club, in order to pursue a playing opportunity outside of Japan.[4][5] At the time of her departure, she had played every minute in 63 consecutive matches, dating back to the middle of the 2021-2022 season.[6]

In July 2025, Okamoto signed with Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 17 November 2025[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other[b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 2016 Nadeshiko League Division 2 20003050
2018 Nadeshiko League Division 1 00000000
Total 00000000
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 2020 Nadeshiko League Division 2 1822100203
2021–22 WE League 1601000170
2022–23 WE League 2001051261
2023–24 WE League 2201050280
2024–25 WE League 2211040271
Total 983611411185
Vancouver Rise FC 2025 Northern Super League 130—30160
Career total 1133611711365
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Empress's Cup
  2. ↑ Includes appearances in the Nadeshiko League Cup

References

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  1. ↑ "Yuka Okamoto profile". AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies (in Japanese).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Japanese Defender Yuka Okamoto". Vancouver Rise FC. July 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "日本体育大学（日体大FIELDS横浜）所属 住永楽夢選手、岡本祐花選手 加入内定のお知らせ" [Nippon Sport Science University (Nippon Sport Science University FIELDS Yokohama) players Suminaga Rakumu and Okamoto Yuka have been accepted to the team.]. AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies (in Japanese). January 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "岡本祐花選手 退団のお知らせ" [Announcement of Yuka Okamoto's departure from the team]. AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies (in Japanese). May 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "海外挑戦のため退団へ　長野パルセイロレディースのDF岡本" [Nagano Parceiro Ladies defender Okamoto to leave club to pursue overseas career]. Shinmai (in Japanese). May 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ 田中 紘夢 (Hiromu Tanaka). ""鉄人サイドバック"岡本祐花が海外挑戦 感謝示すWEリーグ最終節へ" ["Iron Man Fullback" Yuka Okamoto takes on overseas challenge, showing gratitude in the final match of the WE League]. Shinshu Sports Kingdom (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ "岡本祐花" [Okamoto, Yuka profile] (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League.
  8. ↑ "岡本祐花" [Yuka Okamoto profile] (in Japanese). WE League.
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