Saki Kumagai
![]() Kumagai playing for Lyon in 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Saki Kumagai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Olympique Lyonnais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 121 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 203 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Japan U-19 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Japan U-20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Japan | 112 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2020 |
Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais and the Japan national team.[1] She plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but has also been deployed as a central defender.
Kumagai is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level.[2] As of 2020, she has won one World Cup, seven French domestic titles, five European Cups and one Asian Games gold medal.
Club career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Saki_Kumagai_2019.jpg/220px-Saki_Kumagai_2019.jpg)
Kumagai was born in Sapporo on 17 October 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2009. The club won L.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.[3]
National team career
On 7 March 2008, when Kumagai was 17 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Canada.[4] 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.[5] 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 10 November 2019, Kumagai scored her first ever goal in a friendly match for Japan in a 2–0 win against South Africa.[6]
Club statistics
Season | Club | League | Cup | Continental | Japan national team | Total | |||||||
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Division | A | G | A | G | C | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
2009 | Urawa Reds | Nadeshiko League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
2010 | Urawa Reds | Nadeshiko League | 18 | 6 | 4+2 | 2+0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
2011 | Urawa Reds | Nadeshiko League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 8 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 33 | 0 | 87 | 11 | |||
2011–12 | FFC Frankfurt | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | WCL | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
2012–13 | FFC Frankfurt | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | WCL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
2014–15 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | WCL | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
2015–16 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | WCL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 7 |
2016–17 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | WCL | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
2017–18 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | WCL | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
2018–19 | Olympique Lyonnais | Division 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | WCL | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
Total | 121 | 23 | 27 | 6 | - | 42 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 240 | 35 | ||
Career total | 203 | 33 | 41 | 9 | - | 50 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 402 | 48 |
National team statistics
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 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 November 2019 | Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Urawa Reds
- Nadeshiko League: 2009
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- 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
International
- Japan
- Champion: 2018
- Silver Medal: 2012
- Gold Medal: 2010
- Champion: 2010
- Champion: 2009
Individual
See also
References
- ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- ^ 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.
External links
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- 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
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1990 births
- Living people
- University of Tsukuba alumni
- Association football people from Hokkaido
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- 1. FFC Frankfurt players
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France
- FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Women's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Sapporo
- FIFA Century Club
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players