Saki Kumagai

is a Japanese footballer. She plays for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kumagai was born in Sapporo on October 17, 1990. After graduating from Tokiwagi Gakuen High School, she joined for Urawa Reds in 2009. The club won Nadeshiko League championship in 2009 season. In July 2011, she moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt. After she played 2 season, 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.

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

Statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUrawa Reds200921241--25320101864220-24820115000--50Total4488320-5411Frankfurt2011–1220230-80312Total20230-80312Career total641015320808913

Japan Football AssociationList of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association 
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals200820200900201015020111602012160201390201450201511020167020179020181002019101202020Total1121

References

Other websites

Japan Football Association

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Sapporo
Category:Footballers from Hokkaidō Prefecture
Category:Japan women's international footballers
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
Category:Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
Category:AFC Women's Asian Cup-winning players
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games