Remina Chiba (千葉 玲海菜, Chiba Remina; born 30 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Japan national team.
.jpg) Chiba in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukushima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Suzukake SSS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Liberdade Iwaki | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Fujieda Junshin High School | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | JEF United Chiba | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 55 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:41, 24 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:29, 13 April 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editOn 10 January 2024, Chiba was announced at Eintracht Frankfurt on a two and a half year contract.[1]
On October 15, 2024, while playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, she came on as a substitute in the 78th minute against SC Freiburg and scored a hat trick in just 4 minutes.[2]
International career
editOn 24 June 2022, Chiba debuted for Japan national team against Serbia.[3][4] On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[citation needed][5]
On 22 July 2023 she made her first World Cup appearance against Zambia in the first round of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C.
On 14 June 2024, Chiba was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
Chiba was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JEF United Chiba | 2018 | Nadeshiko League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | WE League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | WE League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 2 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2025–26 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 2 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 55 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 108 | 31 | ||
- ↑ Includes Empress's Cup, DFB-Pokal Frauen
- ↑ Includes Nadeshiko League Cup, WE League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 11 April 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chiba goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 June 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan |  Chinese Taipei |
1–1 | 4–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 3 | 29 October 2023 | Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4 | 3 June 2024 | Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain |  New Zealand |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 15 March 2026 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  Philippines |
3–0 | 7–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 6 | 18 March 2026 |  South Korea |
4–1 | 4–1 |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Remina Chiba wird Adlerträgerin". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ "🤯🤯 Hattrick innerhalb von vier (!!!) Minuten". X (in German). 15 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "International Friendly Match Friday, 24 June 2022 Kick Off at ＜Local Time＞19:45(estimated time) ＜Japan Time＞26:45 vs Serbia Women's National Team Sport Center FAS (Serbia/Stara Pazova)". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Serbia vs. Japan 0 – 5". int.soccerway.com. DAZN Group. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - MS&AD Cup 2024: Noto Peninsula Earthquake Reconstruction Support Match "Ganbarou Noto" / Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024)". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 14 June 2024.
- ↑ "United States vs Japan: Japan wins SheBelieves Cup". BBC Sport. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
External links
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- Remina Chiba at Soccerway.com
- Remina Chiba at WorldFootball.net
- Remina Chiba at Soccerbase.com
- Remina Chiba at ESPN FC
- Remina Chiba at FBref.com
- Remina Chiba at kicker (in German)
- Remina Chiba at 11v11.com
- Remina Chiba at the German Football Association
- Remina Chiba at Olympedia
- Remina Chiba at InterSportStats
- Japan Football Association
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