Saki Kumagai
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Full name | Saki Kumagai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 17, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Olympique Lyonnais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Urawa Reds | 44 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Frankfurt | 38 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Olympique Lyonnais | 135 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Japan U-20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Japan | 112 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020 |
Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born October 17, 1990) is a Japanese footballer. She plays for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Kumagai was born in Sapporo on October 17, 1990. After graduating from Tokiwagi Gakuen High School, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2009. The club won Nadeshiko League championship in 2009 season. In July 2011, she moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt. After she played 2 season, she moved to French Division 1 Feminine club Olympique Lyonnais in June 2013. Kumagai scored the decisive penalty for Lyon in the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, following a player-of-the-match performance.
On March 7, 2008, when Kumagai was 17 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Canada. In August, Kumagai was selected for the Japan U-20 national team at the 2008 U-20 World Cup. In 2010, she played for the U-20 team as captain during the 2010 U-20 World Cup. In 2011, she was part of Japan's World Cup-winning team, scoring the winning penalty in the final against the United States. She was also in the squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 World Cup. Japan came second at both competitions. In January 2017, she was named Japan's captain by manager Asako Takakura. In 2018, Japan won the 2018 Asian Cup. She has played more than 100 games for Japan. On November 10, 2019, Kumagai scored her first ever goal in a friendly match for Japan in a 2–0 win against South Africa.
Statistics
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Urawa Reds | 2009 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 3 | ||
2010 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 8 | ||
2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 54 | 11 | ||
Frankfurt | 2011–12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
Total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Career total | 64 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 13 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 15 | 0 |
2011 | 16 | 0 |
2012 | 16 | 0 |
2013 | 9 | 0 |
2014 | 5 | 0 |
2015 | 11 | 0 |
2016 | 7 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 112 | 1 |
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Saki Kumagai at Soccerway.com
- Saki Kumagai at WorldFootball.net
- Saki Kumagai at Soccerbase.com
- Saki Kumagai at 11v11.com
- Saki Kumagai at kicker (in German)
- Japan Football Association
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sapporo
- Footballers from Hokkaidō Prefecture
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
- AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games