What is Akiko Niwata?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Akiko Niwata |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Akiko Niwata |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|9|12}} |birth_place=[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{height|m=1.56}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina]] |years1=2000–2006|clubs1=[[Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza FC Takatsuki]]|caps1=|goals1= |years2=2007–2012|clubs2=[[Urawa Reds Ladies|Urawa Reds]]|caps2=|goals2= |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=2002|nationalteam1=[[Japan women's national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]]|nationalcaps1=4|nationalgoals1=0 |nationalyears2=2003|nationalteam2=[[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Urawa Reds Ladies|Urawa Reds]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Nadeshiko League]]|2009}} {{Medal|RU|[[Nadeshiko League]]|2010}} {{Medal|RU|[[Nadeshiko League Cup]]|2007}} {{Medal|RU|[[Nadeshiko League Cup]]|2010}} {{Medal|RU|[[Empress's Cup]]|2009}} {{Medal|RU|[[Empress's Cup]]|2010}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fbw|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|G|[[2002 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2002 India]]|}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Akiko Niwata'''|庭田 亜樹子|Niwata Akiko|born September 12, 1984}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. She played for the [[Japan women's national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Niwata was born in [[Osaka Prefecture]] on September 12, 1984. In 2000, she was promoted to [[Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki|Speranza FC Takatsuki]] from the youth team. In 2007, she moved to [[Urawa Reds Ladies|Urawa Reds]]. She retired end of 2012 season. She played 96 matches in [[Nadeshiko League]] and she was selected Best Eleven 2 times (2009 and 2010).<ref>[http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/clubinfo/%E7%8F%BE%E5%BD%B9%E5%BC%95%E9%80%80%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B/ Ura