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Saki Kumagai

(熊谷 紗希)

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Born
1990 (34 years old)

Birth Place
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Position
Centre-Back

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Asian

Team Number
8

Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight
139 lbs

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London City Lionesses

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England Womens Championship

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Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki, born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses and captains the Japan national team. A versatile defensive midfielder with keen sense of anticipation and exceptional tactical acumen, she is 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.
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Season Stats
6 appearances in the current 2024 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2024 Season
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Italian Supercoppa Italiana Femminile
2024

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Italian Serie A Femminile
2023-2024

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Italian Coppa Italia Femminile
2023-2024

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German Frauen-Bundesliga
2022-2023

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French Division 1 Feminine
2019-2020

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French Coupe de France feminine
2019-2020

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UEFA Womens Champions League
2019-2020

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French Trophée des Championnes
2019

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French Division 1 Feminine
2018-2019

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French Coupe de France feminine
2018-2019

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UEFA Womens Champions League
2018-2019

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AFC Womens Asian Cup
2018

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French Division 1 Feminine
2017-2018

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UEFA Womens Champions League
2017-2018

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French Division 1 Feminine
2016-2017

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French Coupe de France feminine
2016-2017

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UEFA Womens Champions League
2016-2017

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French Division 1 Feminine
2015-2016

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French Coupe de France feminine
2015-2016

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UEFA Womens Champions League
2015-2016

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French Division 1 Feminine
2014-2015

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French Coupe de France feminine
2014-2015

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French Division 1 Feminine
2013-2014

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2013-2014

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FIFA Womens World Cup
2011

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Soccer Asian Games Gold Women
2010

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2011-2013
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2013-2021
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2021-2023
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2023-2025


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