Karina Maruyama

is a Japanese tarento and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro.

Club career Maruyama was born in Ota, Tokyo on 26 March 1983.

After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, she joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2005 and was assigned to the section of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Maruyama was selected as the L. League's Best Young Player for the 2005 season. She played in the L. League until the 2009 season. She left the league in 2010 to play for the Philadelphia Independence in the United States. In September, she returned to Japan and joined JEF United Chiba. In 2012, she moved to Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki (later Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki). She retired at the end of the 2016 season.

National team career In August 2002, Maruyama was selected to the Japan U-20 national team to play in the 2002 U-19 World Championship. In October, she was picked in the Japan national team for the 2002 Asian Games. At this competition, on 2 October, she debuted against North Korea. She played in the World Cup twice (2003 and 2011) and the Summer Olympics thrice (2004, 2008 and 2012). At the 2011 World Cup in Germany, she scored the only goal of the game, defeating the host country and taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament. She played as a substitute in the final as Japan defeated the United States. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal. She played 79 games and scored 14 goals for Japan until retiring in 2014.

Away from football She was joined SASUKE 35 at March 2018 and failed Stage 1 at TIE Fighter. She was joined SASUKE 38 at December 2020 and failed Stage 1 at Rolling Hill.

National team statistics

National team goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 Mar 2003 Bangkok, Thailand Unknown 0–9 Friendly Match 2. 11 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 3. 11 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 4. 13 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand Unknown 7–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 5. 15 Jun 2003 Bangkok, Thailand Unknown 5–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 6. 12 Jul 2003 Tokyo, Japan 2–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Play-off 7. 18 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan Unknown 7–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification 8. 22 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan Unknown 6–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification 9. 22 Apr 2004 Tokyo, Japan Unknown 6–0 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification 10. 13 Nov 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany 3–6 3–6 Friendly Match 11. 31 May 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 0–6 0–11 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup 12. 31 May 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 0–10 0–11 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup 13. 24 Jul 2008 Kobe, Japan 3–0 3–0 Friendly Match 14. 9 Jul 2011 Wolfsburg, Germany 0–1 0–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honors FIFA Women's World Cup Champion (1): 2011 East Asian Football Championship Champion (1): 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup Champion: 2014