Kumi Yokoyama

Kumi Yokoyama (横山 久美, Yokoyama Kumi, born August 13, 1993) is a Japanese football player. They play for the Japan national team. Yokoyama goes by singular they pronouns.[1]

Kumi Yokoyama
Yokoyama at Frankfurt in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kumi Yokoyama
Date of birth (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993
Place of birth Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
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 27 (11)
2020– Washington Spirit 4 (1)
National team‡
2010 Japan U-17 6 (6)
2012 Japan U-20 6 (1)
2015– Japan 43 (17)
Honours
Okayama Yunogo Belle
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2013
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Jordan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2012 Japan
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Vietnam
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place2010 Trinidad and Tobago
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Yokoyama was born in Tama on August 13, 1993. After graduating from Jumonji High School, they joined Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2012. In 2014, they moved to Nadeshiko League Division 2 club AC Nagano Parceiro. They became top scorer in 2014 and 2015. The club was also promoted to Division 1 from 2016. In 2016 season, they were selected Best Eleven. In July 2017, they moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt.[2] In July 2018, they returned to AC Nagano Parceiro. In 2020, they moved to Washington Spirit.

In 2010, Yokoyama was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2010 U-17 World Cup. They played 6 games and scored 6 goals, and Japan won 2nd place. They received one of the ten 2010 FIFA Puskás Award nominations for their 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. In 2012 they were also a member of the Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup which Japan won the 3rd place. In March 2015, they were selected the Japan national team for 2015 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 6, they debuted and scored a goal against Portugal. In 2018, they played at 2018 Asian Cup. They scored 4 goals include 2 goals at semifinal and a goal at final, and Japan won the championship.

Statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201552
201683
2017116
2018115
201981
Total4317

References
  1. "Japan's Yokoyama comes out as transgender man". Reuters. June 22, 2021.
  2. AC Nagano Parceiro Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  3. List of match in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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