Mio Otani

is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career Otani was born in Koka on May 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 1998. She became top scorer for 3 years in a row (2001 and 2003). In 2003 season, she was also selected MVP awards and the club won L.League championship. In 2005 season, she became top scorer again. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. So, she retired end of 2008 season. She scored 150 goals in 180 matches in L.League. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2001-2006).

National team career On May 31, 2000, Otani debuted for Japan national team against Australia. She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She scored a hat trick in Japan's victory over Argentina in the 2003 World Cup. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship, 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Cup. She played 73 games and scored 31 goals for Japan until 2007.

National team statistics

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 March 2001 Taipei, Taiwan ?–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 4 December 2001 New Taipei City, Taiwan ?–0 14–0 2001 AFC Women's Championship 3. ?–0 4. 8 December 2001 ?–0 11–0 5. ?–0 6. ?–0 7. 12 December 2001 ?–? 3–1 8. ?–? 9. 14 December 2001 2–1 2–1 10. 4 October 2002 Changwon, South Korea 1–0 3–0 2002 Asian Games 11. 2–0 12. 9 June 2003 Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 15–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship 13. 3–0 14. 5–0 15. 8–0 16. 9–0 17. 12–0 18. 15–0 19. 13 June 2003 1–0 7–0 20. 2–0 21. 22 July 2003 Sendai, Japan 1–0 5–0 Friendly 22. 14 September 2003 Concord, United States 1–2 2–2 23. 20 September 2003 Columbus, United States 4–0 6–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 24. 5–0 25. 6–0 26. 18 April 2004 Tokyo, Japan 2–0 7–0 2004 Summer Olympics qualification 27. 4–0 28. 22 April 2004 5–0 6–0 29. 24 April 2004 3–0 3–0 30. 30 July 2004 ?–0 3–0 Friendly 31. ?–0 32. 6 August 2004 Zeist, Netherlands ?–0 2–0