Saki Kumagai
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Date of birth | 17 October 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | AS Roma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2021 | Lyon | 152 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Bayern Munich | 39 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | AS Roma | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
Japan U-19 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Japan U-20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Japan | 150 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Italian club AS Roma and captains the Japan national team.[1] A versatile defensive midfielder with keen sense of anticipation and exceptional tactical acumen,[2] she is also able to be deployed as a central defender. She is regarded as one of the finest Asian female midfielders of all time.[3] She is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level.[4]
Kumagai began her senior career in her native Japan with
Kumagai has made over 100 caps for Japan women's national team and currently ranked as the 3rd most capped female player for the country. She made her senior international debut for Japan in 2008 at the age of 17. She had represented Japan in four World Cup tournaments, winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where she scored the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout. She had further won an Asian Games gold medal and the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2010 and 2018 respectively. She was named captain of the national team in January 2017.
Club career
Kumagai was born in
In April 2021, Kumagai announced that she would be leaving Lyon after 8 seasons.[6] The following month, on 12 May 2021, Kumagai would return to the Frauen Bundesliga when FC Bayern Munich announced her as their first signing of the season.[7]
On 5 June 2023, it was announced that Kumagai had joined Serie A side AS Roma on a three year deal.[8]
National team career
On 7 March 2008, when Kumagai was 17 years old, she debuted for the
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 April 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Urawa Reds | 2009
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Nadeshiko League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
2010
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Nadeshiko League | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
2011
|
Nadeshiko League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 11 | ||||
FFC Frankfurt
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2011–12
|
Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2012–13
|
Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | – | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 2 | ||||
Lyon | 2013–14 | D1 Féminine
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19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 7 | ||
2014–15 | D1 Féminine | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | D1 Féminine | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 34 | 7 | |||
2016–17 | D1 Féminine | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 30 | 11 | |||
2017–18 | D1 Féminine | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
2018–19 | D1 Féminine | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | D1 Féminine | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
Total | 152 | 29 | 34 | 6 | — | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 43 | |||
FC Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
Total | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 63 | 14 | ||||
A.S. Roma
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2023–24 | Serie A
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21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
Career total | 294 | 52 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 442 | 74 |
- ^ includes Empress's Cup, Coupe de France, DFB Pokal
- ^ includes Nadeshiko League Cup
- ^ includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Trophée des Championnes
International
- As of match played 6 April 2024[14]
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 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 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 11 | 1 | |
2023 | 16 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 150 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kumagai goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 November 2019 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan
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South Africa | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 24 January 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours
Urawa Reds
- Nadeshiko League: 2009
Lyon
- Coupe de France: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- 2019
Bayern Munich
AS Roma
- Serie A Femminile: 2023–24
- Japan
- FIFA Women's World Cup - Winner: 2011, Runner-up: 2015
- Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 2012
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2018
- Asian Games: 2010
- East Asian Football Championship: 2010
Japan U20
- AFC U-19 Women's Championship: 2009
Individual
- Asian Women's Footballer of the Year: 2019[15]
- IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[18]
- IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[19]
See also
- List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps
References
- ^ Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- ^ "Saki Kumagai: A captain, a champion, a Japanese hero". 6 June 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "A Look At The Best Asian Female Football Players Of All Time". Yahoo News. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Japan and Lyon champion Kumagai dreams of Ballon d'Or". South China Morning Post. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Lyon claim third title in shoot-out drama". UEFA. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Nadeshiko captain Saki Kumagai to leave Lyon at end of season". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichten Saki Kumagai von Olympique Lyon". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Roma Women: Saki Kumagai is a new Giallorosse player!". AS Roma. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ "USA v Japan – as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Japan vs. South Africa 2–0". soccerway. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Iwabuchi left out of Japan's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan – S. Kumagai – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
- ^ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams|JFA|Japan Football Association".
- ^ Yannick, Nkouaga (2 December 2019). "Saki Kumagai named Asian Player of the Year". FootballNews24. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018". IFFHS. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 – THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – AFC – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
External links
- Saki Kumagai – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Saki Kumagai at Soccerway
- Saki Kumagai at WorldFootball.net
- Saki Kumagai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Japan Football Association