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Saki Kumagai

Saki Kumagai

Midfielder • Age 36 • #8

Saki Kumagai is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender. She captains the Japan national women's team.

Fun Facts about Saki

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She loves children and if she wasn't a football player, she'd want to be primary school teacher.

Her favourite food is Yakiniku (Korean barbecue) and sushi.

She has identical routine (prep, stretching, food) before every match.

In 2024, she won a Golden Foot award.

She speaks english, french, german and italian.

Her childhood idol was Japanese football player Homare Sawa. She wanted to play in the USA like her.

She is the captain of the Japanese national team. In interviews, she often talks about how important the growth of women's soccer in Japan is to her personally and how she wants to be a role model for Japanese children.

Source: Instagram

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