Rumi Utsugi

Rumi Utsugi
	Rumi Utsugi during PSG-Montpellier (season 2012-2013)
Personal information
Full name	Rumi Utsugi
Date of birth	5 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Seattle Reign FC
Number	20
Youth career
1995–1999	Kawasaki Wings
1999–2000	Kawasaki Frontale
2000–2002	NTV Menina
2002–2004	NTV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2010	NTV Beleza
2010–2016	Montpellier
2016–	Seattle Reign FC
International career‡
2008	Japan U20
2005–	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 6 July 2015 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:43, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Rumi Utsugi (宇津木瑠美, Utsugi Rumi, born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese football player and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup champion who currently plays for American club Seattle Reign FC and Japan's national football team. She previously played for French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine and NTV Beleza in Japan. A left-footed defensive midfielder, Utsugi has represented Japan at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as two AFC Women's Asian Cup competitions. She was named in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 All-Star squad.^[1]

Utsugi began her professional career at NTV Beleza in 2004. During her time at the club, she won four L. League titles and five All Japan Women's Football Championships. In August 2010, after six years at Beleza, Utsugi departed her home country to sign for French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine.^[2] After joining the club, she became the first Japanese player to play in the league.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NTV Beleza	2004	9	0	0	0	-		9	0
	2005	14	1	2	0	-		16	1
	2006	7	0	3	1	-		10	1
	2007	9	0	2	0	2	0	13	0
	2008	9	1	1	0	-		10	1
	2009	20	3	3	0	-		23	3
	2010	8	2	-		1	0	9	2
	Total	76	7	11	1	3	0	90	8
Montpellier HSC	2010–11	19	3	5	1	-		24	4
	2011–12	16	2	5	1	-		21	3
	2012–13	17	0	5	0	-		22	0
	2013–14	18	10	1	0	-		19	10
	2014–15	19	3	6	0	-		25	3
	Total	89	18	22	2	-		111	20
Career total		165	25	33	3	3	0	201	28

International

As of 20 July 2013

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan
	2005	5	0
	2006	2	0
	2007	9	0
	2008	10	4
	2009	3	0
	2010	9	1
	2011	9	0
	2012	7	0
	2013	7	0
Total		61	5

International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 March 2008	Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus	Russia	1-3	1-3	2008 Cyprus Cup
2.	12 March 2008	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Netherlands	2-1	2-1	2008 Cyprus Cup
3.	31 May 2008	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	0-2	0-11	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
4.	31 May 2008	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	0-5	0-11	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
5.	22 May 2010	Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China	Thailand	0-3	0-4	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup