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Saki Kumagai
熊谷 紗希
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Kumagai with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club AS Roma
Number 8
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)
2013–2021 Lyon 152 (29)
2021–2023 Bayern Munich 39 (9)
2023– AS Roma 8 (3)
National team‡
2009 Japan U-19 5 (1)
2008–2010 Japan U-20 7 (0)
2008– Japan 147 (2)
Honours
Representing Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold 2011 Germany
Silver 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold 2018 Jordan
Bronze 2008 Vietnam
Bronze 2010 China
Asian Games
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold 2009 China
Silver 2007 China
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 3 December 2023 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Italian club AS Roma and captains the Japan national team. A versatile defensive midfielder with keen sense of anticipation and exceptional tactical acumen, she also able to be deployed as a central defender. She is regarded as one of the finest Asian female midfielders of all time. She is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level.

Kumagai began her senior career in her native Japan with Urawa Reds in 2009. She would then move to Europe in 2011, joining Frauen-Bundesliga side FFC Frankfurt. She joined Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2013. Kumagai made over 240 appearances for the club, winning 19 titles trophies, including seven Division 1 Féminine titles, six Coupe de France titles, and five UEFA Women's Champions League titles. She was part of the squad that won 4 continental treble of Division 1 Féminine, Coupe de France, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, and 2019–20. She left Lyon to join Bayern Munich in 2021. She won the league title with Bayern Munich in 2022–23 season before joining Serie A side AS Roma in the summer of 2023.

Kumagai has made over 100 caps for Japan women's national team and currently ranked as the 3rd most capped female player for the country. She made her senior international debut for Japan in 2008 at the age of 17. She had represented Japan in four World Cup tournaments, winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where she scored the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout. She had further won an Asian Games gold medal and the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2010 and 2018 respectively. She was named captain of the national team in January 2017.

Club career

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 seasons, she moved to French Division 1 Féminine club Lyon in June 2013. Kumagai scored the decisive penalty for Lyon in the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, following a player-of-the-match performance.

In April 2021, Kumagai announced that she would be leaving Lyon after 8 seasons. The following month, on 12 May 2021, Kumagai would return to the Frauen Bundesliga when FC Bayern Munich announced her as their first signing of the season.

On 5 June 2023, it was announced that Kumagai had joined Serie A side AS Roma on a three year deal.

National team career

On 7 March 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 10 November 2019, Kumagai scored her first ever goal in a friendly match for Japan in a 2–0 win against South Africa.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Reds 2009 Nadeshiko League 21 2 4 1 0 0 — — 25 3
2010 Nadeshiko League 18 6 4 2 2 0 — — 24 8
2011 Nadeshiko League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 44 8 8 3 2 0 — — 54 11
FFC Frankfurt 2011–12 00Frauen-Bundesliga00 20 2 3 0 — 8 0 — 31 2
2012–13 00Frauen-Bundesliga00 18 0 1 0 — – — 19 0
Total 38 2 4 0 — 8 0 — 50 2
Lyon 2013–14 D1 Féminine 19 3 5 3 — 4 1 — 28 7
2014–15 D1 Féminine 22 2 6 0 — 4 0 — 32 2
2015–16 D1 Féminine 20 5 5 1 — 9 1 — 34 7
2016–17 D1 Féminine 19 6 2 2 — 9 3 — 30 11
2017–18 D1 Féminine 21 5 4 0 — 7 1 — 32 6
2018–19 D1 Féminine 20 2 5 0 — 9 0 — 34 2
2019–20 D1 Féminine 14 2 6 0 — 6 1 1 0 27 3
2020–21 D1 Féminine 17 4 1 0 — 6 1 — 24 5
Total 152 29 34 6 — 54 8 1 0 241 43
FC Bayern Munich 2021–22 00Frauen-Bundesliga00 21 5 4 1 — 8 2 — 33 8
2022–23 00Frauen-Bundesliga00 18 4 3 2 — 9 0 — 30 6
Total 39 9 7 3 — 17 2 — 63 14
A.S. Roma 2023–24 Serie A 8 3 0 0 — 4 0 — 12 3
Career total 281 51 53 12 2 0 75 10 1 0 420 73

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
Japan 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
2021 8 0
2022 11 1
2023 16 0
Total 147 2
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kumagai goal.
List of international goals scored by Saki Kumagai
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 2019 Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 24 January 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 2–0 3–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

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Saki Kumagai with Lyon in 2019.

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
  • Trophée des Championnes: 2019

Bayern Munich

Japan

Japan U20

  • AFC U-19 Women's Championship: 2009

Individual

  • Asian Women's Footballer of the Year: 2019
  • IFFHS Women's World Team: 2018, 2020
  • IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020
  • IFFHS AFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Saki Kumagai para niños

  • List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps
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