Ayu Nakada

is a Japanese professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Japanese WE League club Omiya Ardija Ventus. She played for Japan at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, winning silver at the former and bronze at the latter.

Career Influenced by her father, a football coach, Nakada started playing football at the age of 6. In elementary school she joined the strongest club in her prefecture, Fortuna SC.

In 2014, she placed fifth in the survey "Which Japanese female soccer player would you want to date?". In 2016, she was selected to be the face of the poster promoting the Internet filtering rules for schools and other children's facilities, newly adopted in Hyogo Prefecture.

Career statistics Club

Honours Club Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament: 2009, 2011 Challenge League East: 2010, 2011

INAC Kobe Leonessa Japan Women's Football League: 2012, 2013 Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Soccer Championship Tournament: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Nadeshiko League Cup: 2013 Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship: 2012

International Japan U19 AFC U-19 Women's Championship: 2011

Other appearances Television (BS Asahi)