Manaka Matsukubo

Manaka Matsukubo
松窪 真心

Manaka with the North Carolina Courage in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Manaka Matsukubo
Date of birth	(2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan[1]
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward / attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	North Carolina Courage
Number	34
Youth career
2017–2022	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	JFA Academy Fukushima	46	(30)
2023–	Mynavi Sendai	12	(4)
2023–	North Carolina Courage	21	(3)
International career‡
2019	Japan U16
2022–2024	Japan U20	16	(7)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Japan FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up Colombia 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Manaka Matsukubo (松窪 真心, Matsukubo Manaka, born 28 July 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She helped lead Japan to the final of the 2022 and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups, receiving the Silver Ball at the latter tournament.