Kumi Yokoyama
Japanese footballer
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Kumi Yokoyama (横山 久美, Yokoyama Kumi; born 13 August 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Okayama Yunogo Belle and the Japan women's national team.
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Yokoyama with Frankfurt in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kumi Yokoyama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tama, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Okayama Yunogo Belle | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Washington Spirit | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Japan U-17 | 6 | (6) |
| 2012 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Japan | 43 | (17) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Yokoyama was born in Tama, Tokyo, on 13 August 1993. After graduating from high school, they joined Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2012. In 2014, they moved to L.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, Yokoyama returned to AC Nagano Parceiro. In December 2019, they signed with the Washington Spirit.[3]
National team career
In 2010, Yokoyama was selected for Japan U-17 national team for 2010 U-17 World Cup. They played 6 games and scored 6 goals, and Japan won 2nd place.[4] They received one of the ten 2010 FIFA Puskás Awards[5] nominations for his 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.[6] In 2012 they were also a member of Japan women's U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup where Japan won 3rd place.[4] In March 2015, they were selected for Japan women's national team for 2015 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 6 March, 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.
Personal life
In June 2021, Yokoyama came out as a transgender man in a video interview conducted by former Nadeshiko striker Yuki Nagasato; Yokoyama decided to come out publicly after encouragement from their girlfriend.[7][8] Kumi Yokoyama uses he/they pronouns.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 June 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jumonji HS | 2011 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Okayama Yunogo Belle | 2012 | 1st | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2013 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 5 | ||
| AC Nagano Parceiro | 2014 | 3rd | 21 | 30 | - | - | 21 | 30 | ||
| 2015 | 2nd | 25 | 35 | - | 2 | 2 | 27 | 37 | ||
| 2016 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Total | 74 | 87 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 87 | 104 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 90 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 136 | 111 | ||
International
- As of 19 June 2019[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kumi Yokoyama goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 March 2015 | Faro, Portugal |  Portugal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 8 August 2015 | Wuhan, China |  China | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 3. | 4 March 2016 | Osaka, Japan | China | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4. | 7 March 2016 | Osaka, Japan |  Vietnam | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 5. | 2 June 2016 | Commerce City, United States |  United States | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 1 March 2017 | Parchal, Portugal |  Spain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 7. | 6 March 2017 | Faro, Portugal |  Norway | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 8 March 2017 |  Netherlands | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 10. | 9 April 2017 | Kumamoto, Japan |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 10 June 2017 | Breda, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 7 April 2018 | Amman, Jordan | Vietnam | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 13. | 17 April 2018 | China | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 14. | 3–0 | |||||
| 15. | 20 April 2018 |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 16. | 11 November 2018 | Tottori, Japan | Norway | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 9 April 2019 | Paderborn, Germany |  Germany | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honors
- Japan U20
- Champion (1) : 2011
- Individual
- 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup : Silver Ball, Bronze Shoe
- 2014 L.League Division 2 : Top scorers
- Japan
