Saki Kumagai

Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born October 17, 1990) is a Japanese footballer. She plays for the Japan national team.

Saki Kumagai

Kumagai at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Saki Kumagai
Date of birth	(1990-10-17) October 17, 1990
Place of birth	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Olympique Lyonnais
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	135	(25)
National team‡
2008–2010	Japan U-20	7	(0)
2008–	Japan	112	(1)
Honours Urawa Reds Winner Nadeshiko League 2009 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2010 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2010 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2009 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2010 Representing Japan Olympic Games 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Germany 2015 Canada AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 Jordan 2008 Vietnam 2010 China Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2009 China 2007 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Kumagai was born in Sapporo on October 17, 1990. After graduating from Tokiwagi Gakuen High School, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2009. The club won Nadeshiko 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.

On March 7, 2008, when Kumagai was 17 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Canada. 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. 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 November 10, 2019, Kumagai scored her first ever goal in a friendly match for Japan in a 2–0 win against South Africa.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Reds	2009	21	2	4	1	-		-		25	3
	2010	18	6	4	2	2	0	-		24	8
	2011	5	0	0	0	-		-		5	0
	Total	44	8	8	3	2	0	-		54	11
Frankfurt	2011–12	20	2	3	0	-		8	0	31	2
	Total	20	2	3	0	-		8	0	31	2
Career total		64	10	15	3	2	0	8	0	89	13

Japan national team
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

Other websites

• Saki Kumagai at Soccerway.com
• Saki Kumagai at WorldFootball.net
• Saki Kumagai at Soccerbase.com
• Saki Kumagai at 11v11.com
• Saki Kumagai at kicker (in German)
• Japan Football Association