is a Japanese international footballer. A midfielder, she currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg is a German women's football club from Duisburg. The first team plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga . They originate from a women's team formed in 1977 under the umbrella of FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen and have existed as an independent club since 8th. June 2001...

 in Germany. She is a member of the Japanese

Japan women's national football team

The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...

 national team, which defeated the United States

United States women's national soccer team

The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...

 in a penalty shoot-out in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Ando graduated Utsunomiya Girls' HIgh School. Ando is currently Ph.D

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 candidate at University of Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

is located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students...

.

Club team

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

• L. League
  L. League
  The L. League is the top flight of women's association football in Japan. It is the women's equivalent of the J. League, but not professional. However, some individual players are professional.The league conssists of two divisions: division 1 has the nickname and division 2...
  
  : 2004, 2009

FCR 2001 Duisburg

• Frauen DFB Pokal: 2009–10