As the European transfer window was approaching, Arsenal officially announced the transfer of Japan international defender Kenyo Fuan. It is reported that the Gunners, who had a poor record in the first three rounds of the Premier League, paid a transfer fee of nearly 20 million pounds for the main defender of the Japanese team. Interestingly, the first to welcome the 22-year-old defender at Arsenal was The Japanese women's ace Shina Iwabuchi, who just moved to Arsenal women's football team this summer. She sent a small video on the club's social media account saying, "Hello! Welcome to Arsenal! ”
Although after winning the Women's World Cup in 2011, with the continuous rise of European women's football, Japan, as an Asian team, is gradually declining. From the competition of this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, we can also see the gap between the Japanese women's football team and the european and American teams. However, in the past few years, the Japanese women's football team has continued to send good players to the European League. As the ace player of the Japanese women's football team, Iwabuchi Jina is naturally one of the best.
In 2012, Iwabuchi went to Germany to play for Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich women's football team, leaving a record of 15 goals in 54 games in the German league. In the summer of 2017, she returned to the Japan Women's Football League and joined INAC Kobe until 2020, during which time she scored 11 goals in 47 appearances. At the beginning of 2021, she left Kobe and chose to continue to stay in the Ocean, joining Aston Villa, the Premier League women's football team. Played for Villa for half a season, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in 14 appearances.
In late May, Shina Iwabuchi abruptly announced his departure for women's super league giants Arsenal. In a women's Champions League qualifying match against Eindhoven on 23 August, Shina Iwabuchi scored a key figure to help the team eliminate their opponents. Arsenal star Yin-Wright also deliberately forwarded the video of the goal to praise Jina Iwabuchi. As for why she moved to Arsenal after only half a year at Villa, her answer is simple: "I see an opportunity to grow and don't want to miss it." ”
This time Fuan Kenyang transferred to arsenal men's football, the Gunners can be regarded as bringing together the two main players of the Japanese football men's and women's teams. In the small video, Iwabuchi Sends Blessings to Kenyo Fuan: "Hello! Welcome to Arsenal! As a Japan international, let's work together for Arsenal's success! I have always been very supportive of men's football, and I hope that the men's football players will also support women's football! ”
Text/Supine Braces - Yangyuan Zhang