Soccer Shojo Kaede (サッカー少女 楓, soccer shoujo kaede), translated as Football Girl Kaede, is a light novel written and illustrated by Yoichi Takahashi. The titular character, Kaede, and her story are modeled on Japanese footballer Homare Sawa, the former captain of Nadeshiko Japan and winner of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award. The novel was originally released on 2011-08-30 by Kodansha. The book itself includes an introduction in manga format and most characters have a portrait drawn by Takahashi at the beginning as well.