Kumi Yokoyama

Kumi Yokoyama (横山 久美, Yokoyama Kumi, born 13 August 1993) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Washington Spirit and Japan national team.

Kumi Yokoyama
横山 久美
Yokoyama with Frankfurt in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kumi Yokoyama
Date of birth (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Place of birth Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Jumonji High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Okayama Yunogo Belle 31 (3)
2014–2017 AC Nagano Parceiro 74 (87)
2017–2018 Frankfurt 22 (4)
2018–2019 AC Nagano Parceiro 9 (6)
2020– Washington Spirit 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Japan U-17 6 (6)
2012 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2015– Japan 43 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2019

Club career

Yokoyama was born in Tama on 13 August 1993. After graduating from high school, she joined Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2012. In 2014, she moved to L.League Division 2 club AC Nagano Parceiro. She became top scorer in 2014 and 2015. The club was also promoted to Division 1 from 2016. In 2016 season, she was selected Best Eleven. In July 2017, she moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt.[1] In July 2018, she returned to AC Nagano Parceiro. In December 2019, she signed with the Washington Spirit.[2]

National team career

In 2010, Yokoyama was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2010 U-17 World Cup. She played 6 games and scored 6 goals, and Japan won 2nd place.[3] She received one of the ten 2010 FIFA Puskás Awards[4] nominations for her winning goal in the semifinals against North Korea, which made the headlines and was compared to Diego Maradona's second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.[5] In 2012 she was also a member of Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup which Japan won 3rd place.[3] In March 2015, she was selected Japan national team for 2015 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 6 March, she debuted and scored a goal against Portugal. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup. She scored 4 goals include 2 goals at semifinal and a goal at final, and Japan won the championship.

Club statistics
As of 24 June 2017
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jumonji HS 2011 --22-22
Total 00220022
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2012 1st1310030161
2013 18230102314
Total 31330132475
AC Nagano Parceiro 2014 3rd2130--2130
2015 2nd2535-222737
2016 1st181669322727
2017 10624001210
Total 74878135487104
Career total 105901315186136111

National team statistics
As of 19 June 2019[6]

Honors
Team
Champion (1) : 2011
Individual

References
  1. AC Nagano Parceiro(in Japanese)
  2. "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama". Washington Spirit. 18 December 2019.
  3. Statistics in FIFA's website
  4. Altintop claims the FIFA Puskás Award 2010. FIFA
  5. Maradona-like goal by a 17 year old Japanese player. Diario Marca
  6. List of match in 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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