# Yūki Nagasato

Yūki Nagasato (永里 優季, Nagasato Yūki, born 15 July 1987), known from 2012 to 2016 as Yūki Ōgimi (大儀見 優季, Ōgimi Yūki), is a Japanese former footballer who played as a striker. Nagasato is the first female footballer to play for the first-team of a Japanese men's club.
Nagasato represented Japan internationally between 2004 and 2016, scoring 58 goals in 132 appearances. She has won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011, and was part of the runners-up team in 2015.

## Club career

Nagasato was born in Atsugi on 15 July 1987. In 2001, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from her youth team. In the 2002 season, she debuted in L.League. She became one of the division's top scorers in 2006 season. She also won the league championship 6 times (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).
In 2010, Nagasato moved to Turbine Potsdam in Germany, where she won the Bundesliga's leading goal-scorer award. She also won the UEFA Champions League with that team. In 2013, she transferred to the English FA WSL club Chelsea.
She joined Wolfsburg in early 2015 to play in a stronger league for the 2015 World Cup. In August 2015, Nagasato joined UEFA Champions League 2015 winners Frankfurt.
On 24 May 2017 it was announced that she had signed with the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), she appeared in only 6 games in 2017 due to injury. In 2018 she was named Player of the Week for week 10
In October 2018, Nagasato signed with Brisbane Roar on loan for the 2018–19 W-League season.
On 10 September 2020, Nagasato made history by becoming the first woman to play for Hayabusa Eleven, a men's team in the Kanagawa Prefecture League; she joined on loan until prior to the beginning of the 2021 NWSL season.
On 26 October 2020, newly-formed club Racing Louisville FC announced Nagasato as one of their first signings for the 2021 National Women's Soccer League season.
On 11 January 2022, the Red Stars announced that Nagasato would be returning to Chicago.
On 12 January 2024, Nagasato signed with Houston Dash.
On 4 March 2025, Nagasato retired from professional football.

## International career

In April 2004, Nagasato was selected Japan national team for 2004 Summer Olympics qualification. At this competition, on 22 April, she debuted against Thailand. She was also part of Japan's 2008 Summer Olympic team and 2007 World Cup. Nagasato was part of the Japan squad that won the 2011 World Cup. She played as a substitute in the final against the United States. The game went to penalties and Nagasato had her penalty saved by Hope Solo, but Japan still emerged victorious.
Since 2016, she wore the number 10 shirt for Japan, after Homare Sawa retired at 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. After the tournament, new Japan's manager Asako Takakura gave the number 10 to Mizuho Sakaguchi and Nagasato wore the number 9.

## Personal life

Nagasato's brother Genki is a professional footballer, and her younger sister Asano also played for Turbine Potsdam.
Nagasato married in July 2011 and changed her registered name from Nagasato to Ōgimi before the 2012 Summer Olympics. Upon her divorce in 2016, she re-assumed her maiden name.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2001 | 0 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | | |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2002 | 2 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2004 | 13 | 3 | | | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2005 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 24 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2006 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 20 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2007 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 24 | 18 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2008 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 11 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | 2009 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 12 |
| Nippon TV Beleza | Total | 110 | 69 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 133 | 88 |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2009–10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2010–11 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 28 |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2011–12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | | | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2012–13 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | | | 4 | 2 | 31 | 22 |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | Total | 72 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 109 | 80 |
| Chelsea | 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 2014 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 7 |
| Chelsea | Total | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 7 |
| Wolfsburg | 2014–15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 2015–16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 2015–16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | Total | 35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 45 | 13 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2017 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2018 | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | Total | 29 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 5 |
| Brisbane Roar | 2018-19 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2019 | 24 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 8 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2022 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2023 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Racing Louisville | 2021 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Houston Dash | 2024 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | 389 | 163 | 60 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 489 | 226 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan | 2005 | 9 | 6 |
| Japan | 2006 | 13 | 9 |
| Japan | 2007 | 12 | 4 |
| Japan | 2008 | 17 | 9 |
| Japan | 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| Japan | 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| Japan | 2011 | 17 | 3 |
| Japan | 2012 | 16 | 9 |
| Japan | 2013 | 12 | 6 |
| Japan | 2014 | 9 | 5 |
| Japan | 2015 | 13 | 3 |
| Japan | 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| | Total | 132 | 58 |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 7. | 19 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Vietnam | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 8. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 9. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 10. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 11. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 8–1 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 12. | 21 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 11–1 | 11–1 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 13. | 30 July 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | North Korea | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 15. | 10 December 2006 | Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2006 Asian Games |
| 16. | 4 August 2007 | Hải Phòng, Vietnam | Vietnam | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 17. | 12 August 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Thailand | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 18. | 14 September 2007 | Shanghai, China | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 20. | 24 February 2008 | Chongqing, China | China | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| 21. | 29 May 2008 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | South Korea | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 22. | 31 May 2008 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Chinese Taipei | 11–0 | 11–0 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 23. | 2 June 2008 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Australia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 24. | 8 June 2008 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Australia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 25. | 15 August 2008 | Qinhuangdao, China | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 29. | 24 May 2010 | Chengdu, China | North Korea | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 30. | 4 March 2011 | Lagos, Portugal | Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
| 31. | 7 March 2011 | Parchal, Portugal | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
| 32. | 27 June 2011 | Bochum, Germany | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 31. | 29 February 2012 | Faro, Portugal | Norway | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
| 32. | 7 March 2012 | Faro, Portugal | Germany | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
| 33. | 5 April 2012 | Kobe, Japan | Brazil | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 34. | 18 June 2012 | Halmstad, Sweden | United States | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2012 Sweden Invitational |
| 35. | 20 June 2012 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Sweden Invitational |
| 36. | 3 August 2012 | Cardiff, Wales | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 37. | 6 August 2012 | London, England | France | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 38. | 9 August 2012 | London, England | United States | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 42. | 11 March 2013 | Parchal, Portugal | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 43. | 13 March 2013 | Faro, Portugal | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 44. | 27 July 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup |
| 50. | 10 March 2014 | Faro, Portugal | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 51. | 14 May 2014 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Australia | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 52. | 16 May 2014 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Vietnam | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 53. | 28 May 2015 | Nagano, Japan | Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 54. | 16 June 2015 | Winnipeg, Canada | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 55. | 5 July 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | United States | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 56. | 29 February 2016 | Osaka, Japan | Australia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 57. | 7 March 2016 | Osaka, Japan | Vietnam | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 58. | 2 June 2016 | Commerce City, United States | United States | 2–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |

## Honours

Nippon TV Beleza
* L.League: 2002, 2005, 2008
* Empress's Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
* Nadeshiko League Cup: 2007
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
* Bundesliga: 2010, 2011
* UEFA Champions League: 2010
VfL Wolfsburg
* DFB Pokal: 2014–15
Japan
* FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011; runner-up: 2015
* East Asian Football Championship: 2008
* Summer Olympic Games runner-up: 2012
* AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2014
Individual
* L.League top-goalscorer: 2006
* L-League Best Eleven: 2005, 2006
* Bundesliga top-goalscorer: 2013