Saki Kumagai | QueenBallers Player profile

Saki

Kumagai

Oct 17, 1990

#8 - Midfielder

Saki Kumagai is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for London City Lionesses and captains the Japan national team.

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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.

FA Women's Championship	1×
Nadeshiko League	1×
Première Ligue	7×
Coupe de France	6×
UEFA Women's Champions League	5×
Trophée des Championnes	1×
Frauen-Bundesliga	1×
Serie A	1×
Coppa Italia	1×
Supercoppa Italiana	1×
FIFA Women's World Cup	1×
2012 London Olympics games silver medal	×
AFC U19 Women's Asian Cup	1×

Year	Club	AP	GL
2025 - present	London City Lionesses	8	0
2023 - 2025	AS Roma	37	5
2021 - 2023	Bayern Munich	39	9
2013 - 2021	Lyon	152	29
2011 - 2013	Frankfurt	38	2
2009 - 2011	Urawa Reds	44	8
International Stats
2008 -	Japan	161	3
2008 - 2010	Japan U20	7	0
2009 -	Japan U19	5	1

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Team: London City Lionesses