Eriko Arakawa Eriko Arakawa Arakawa was born in Nerima, Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she was high school student, she joined L.League club Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later "Nippon TV Beleza"). she was elected Best Eleven in 2003 and 2004. In the September 2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the top level US based Women's Professional Soccer league. In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against Boston Breakers leading to a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end
Eriko Arakawa of the 2009 WPS season, she was back to Nippon TV Beleza. In 2010, she moved to Urawa Reds. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018. On 10 June 2000, Arakawa debuted for Japan national team against Canada. She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 72 games and scored 20 goals for Japan until 2011. Eriko Arakawa Arakawa was born in Nerima,