Rumi Utsugi

Rumi Utsugi
	Utsugi playing for Montpellier in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Rumi Utsugi
Date of birth	December 5, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2010	Nippon TV Beleza
2010–2016	Montpellier
2016–2019	Reign FC
Total
National team
2008	Japan U-20
2005–2019	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Representing Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rumi Utsugi (宇津木瑠美, Utsugi Rumi, born December 5, 1988) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Utsugi was born in Kawasaki on December 5, 1988. She began her professional career at Nippon TV Beleza in 2004. During her time at the club, she won four Nadeshiko League titles and five Empress's Cups. In August 2010, after six years at Beleza, Utsugi departed her home country to sign for French club Montpellier. In June 2016, she moved to NWSL club Seattle Reign FC (later Reign FC). She played for the club until 2019.

In 2005, Utsugi was selected by the Japan national team. She played at four World Cups in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Japan won the champions in 2011 and 2nd place in 2015. She also won the champions at 2014 and 2018 Asian Cup. She played 113 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2019.