Rion Ishikawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 61 | (1) |
| 2025– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Japan U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Japan | 10 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:44, 8 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:44, 8 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rion Ishikawa (石川 璃音, Ishikawa Rion; born 4 July 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Everton and the Japan national team.[3] Prior to her time at Everton, Ishikawa played for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies[2]
Club career
On 6 July 2025, it was announced that Ishikawa had signed with Everton.[4]
International career
In July 2022, Ishikawa was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2022 U-20 World Cup[5] where Japan were the runners-up.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in Japan's 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[6]
On 14 June 2024, Ishikawa was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]
Ishikawa was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 3 June 2025[9]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies
Individual
- WE League Best XI: 2022–23
References
- ^ "Japan – R. Ishikawa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b "三菱重工浦和レッズレディース | URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "DF 石川 璃音(Ishikawa Rion) | なでしこジャパン" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Everton Sign Japanese Defender Ishikawa". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ U-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 (8/7-28@Costa Rica) Japan Football Association
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association".
External links
- Rion Ishikawa at Soccerway
- Rion Ishikawa at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association