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Akemi Yokoyama

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Akemi Yokoyama
Personal information
Full name María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón
Date of birth (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cruz Azul
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 UANL 36 (1)
2021–2022 UNAM 14 (1)
2023 Santos Laguna 20 (0)
2024– Cruz Azul 8 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Mexico U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón (born 28 October 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side Cruz Azul.[2]

Career

In 2017, she started her career in UANL.[3] In 2021, she joined to UNAM.[4] In 2023, she was transferred to Santos Laguna.[5] Since 2024, she is part of Cruz Azul.[6]

International career

Yoyokayama represented Mexico at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7]

References

  1. ^ "María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "YOKOYAMA SOBRE JUGAR CLÁSICOS CON PUMAS: 'LOS CLÁSICOS REGIOS DEJARON LA VARA ALTA'". Récord. 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Presenta Tigres nuevo uniforme". Quadratin Michoacán. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "¿Quién es Akemi Yokoyama? El nuevo refuerzo de Pumas Femenil". Bola VIP. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Akemi Yokoyama reforzará la defensa de Santos Laguna". Debate. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Cruz Azul Femenil anuncia a sus refuerzos rumbo al Clausura 2024". Alternativo MX.
  7. ^ "Debuts con la SNM Femenil Mayor durante la Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 7 March 2019.