Saki Kumagai

Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich and the Japan national team.[1] She plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but has also been deployed as a central defender.

Saki Kumagai
熊谷 紗希
Kumagai playing for Lyon in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Saki Kumagai
Date of birth (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990
Place of birth Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 3
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 Olympique Lyonnais 152 (29)
2021– Bayern Munich 4 (1)
National team‡
2009 Japan U-19 5 (1)
2008–2010 Japan U-20 7 (0)
2008– Japan 120 (2)
Honours
Urawa Reds
WinnerNadeshiko League2009
Runner-upNadeshiko League2010
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2010
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2009
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2010
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
2011 Germany
2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
2018 Jordan
2008 Vietnam
2010 China
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2009 China
2007 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 Jan 2022

Kumagai is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level.[2] As of 2020, she has won one World Cup, seven French domestic titles, five European Cups and one Asian Games gold medal.

Club career
Saki Kumagai with Lyon in 2019.

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 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.[3]

In April 2021, Kumagai announced that she would be leaving Lyon after 8 seasons.[4] 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.[5]

National team career

On 7 March 2008, when Kumagai was 17 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Canada.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

Club
Statistics of Saki Kumagai - 2021, October, 4th
Season Club League Cups Continental Total
Division A G A G C A G A G
2009 Urawa Reds Nadeshiko League 21 2 4 1 - - 25 3
2010 Urawa Reds Nadeshiko League 18 6 4+2 2+0 - - 24 8
2011 Urawa Reds Nadeshiko League 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Total 44 8 10 3 - - 54 11
2011–12 FFC Frankfurt 00Frauen-Bundesliga00 20 2 3 0 UWCL 8 0 31 2
2012–13 FFC Frankfurt Frauen-Bundesliga 18 0 1 0 - - 19 0
Total 38 2 4 0 - 8 0 50 2
2013–14 00Olympique Lyonnais00 Division 1 19 3 5 3 UWCL 4 1 28 7
2014–15 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 22 2 6 0 UWCL 4 0 32 2
2015–16 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 20 5 5 1 UWCL 9 1 34 7
2016–17 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 19 6 2 2 UWCL 9 3 30 11
2017–18 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 21 5 4 0 UWCL 7 1 32 6
2018–19 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 20 2 5 0 UWCL 9 0 34 2
2019–20 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 14 2 5+1 0+0 UWCL 6 1 26 3
2020–21 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 17 4 1 0 UWCL 6 1 24 5
Total 152 29 34 6 - 54 8 240 43
2021–22 FC Bayern Munich Frauen-Bundesliga 4 1 1 0 UWCL - - 5 1
Total 4 1 1 0 - - - 5 1
Career total 238 40 49 9 - 62 8 349 57

International
As of 30 July 2021.[6][9]
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200820
200900
2010150
2011160
2012160
201390
201450
2015110
201670
201790
2018100
2019101
202020
202160
Total1181

International goals
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 2019Kitakyushu Stadium, Kitakyushu, Japan South Africa1–02–0Friendly
2.24 January 2022Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Vietnam2–03–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

Club

Urawa Reds

Lyon

International
Japan
Champion: 2018
Silver Medal: 2012
Champion: 2011
Runner-up: 2015
Gold Medal: 2010
Champion: 2010
Champion: 2009

Individual

See also

References
  1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  2. "Japan and Lyon champion Kumagai dreams of Ballon d'Or". South China Morning Post. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "Lyon claim third title in shoot-out drama". UEFA. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Nadeshiko captain Saki Kumagai to leave Lyon at end of season". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. "FC Bayern verpflichten Saki Kumagai von Olympique Lyon". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  7. "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. "Japan vs. South Africa 2–0". soccerway. 10 November 2019.
  9. List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
  10. Yannick, Nkouaga (2 December 2019). "Saki Kumagai named Asian Player of the Year". FootballNews24. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018". IFFHS. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 25 January 2021.
  14. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
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