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Tomoe Kato (加藤與惠, Katō Tomoe, born May 27, 1978) (former name; Tomoe Sakai, 酒井與惠) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kato was born in Tokyo on May 27, 1978. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1993 to 2008. The club won L.League championship 8 times. She played 246 matches in L.League. She was selected MVP awards 2 times in 2001 and 2002. She was also selected Best Eleven for 12 years in a row (1996-2007).

National team career

On June 8, 1997, when Kato was 19 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against China.^[1] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 114 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2008.

Personal life

Kato got married and changed her name to Tomoe Kato (加藤與惠) from Tomoe Sakai (酒井與惠) in November 2007.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	7	0
1998	9	0
1999	13	0
2000	1	0
2001	4	0
2002	9	0
2003	14	2
2004	11	0
2005	9	1
2006	16	2
2007	17	2
2008	4	1
Total	114	8

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2003	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Philippines	14–0	15–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
2.	11 June 2003	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Guam	1–0	7–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
5.	30 November 2006	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	12–0	13–0	2006 Asian Games
6.	7 April 2007	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Vietnam	2–0	2–0	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
7.	4 August 2007	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam	Vietnam	2–0	2–0	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
8.	31 May 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	8–0	11–0	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup