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Ayumi Kaihori
海堀 あゆみ

Kaihori at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ayumi Kaihori
Date of birth	(1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Speranza FC Takatsuki
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Speranza FC Takatsuki	58	(0)
2008–2015	INAC Kobe Leonessa	157	(0)
Total		215	(0)
National team
2008–2015	Japan	53	(0)
Honours INAC Kobe Leonessa Winner Nadeshiko League 2011 Winner Nadeshiko League 2012 Winner Nadeshiko League 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2008 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2012 Winner Empress's Cup 2010 Winner Empress's Cup 2011 Winner Empress's Cup 2012 Winner Empress's Cup 2013 Winner Empress's Cup 2015 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2008 Representing  Japan Olympic Games Silver 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup Gold 2011 Germany Silver 2015 Canada AFC Women's Asian Cup Gold 2014 Vietnam Bronze 2008 Vietnam Bronze 2010 China Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Silver 2014 Incheon Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ayumi Kaihori (海堀 あゆみ, Kaihori Ayumi, born September 4, 1986) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Kaihori was born in Nagaokakyo on September 4, 1986. In 2004, she was a high school student and joined the youth team for the Speranza FC Takatsuki. She moved to INAC Leonessa (later INAC Kobe Leonessa) in 2008. The club won the L.League championship three years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected one of the Best Eleven twice, in 2011 and 2013. She retired in 2015.

National team career

In May 2008, Kaihori was selected by the Japan national team for the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup. At this competition, on May 31, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. She was Japan's goalkeeper in the 2011 World Cup final, where she saved two penalties from Shannon Boxx and Tobin Heath in the shoot-out. Japan defeated the United States, 3–1. She was part of the Japanese team that finished second and earned the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing in one game, vs South Africa, which saw Kaihori keep a clean sheet. She also played five matches at the 2015 World Cup and Japan advanced to the final. But lost 5-2 to the United States and finished in second place. She played 53 games for Japan until 2015.

National team statistics

See also

In Spanish: Ayumi Kaihori para niños