Kumi Yokoyama
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.
| 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(s) | 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Yokoyama was born in Tama, Tokyo, on 13 August 1993. After graduating from high school, he joined Okayama Yunogo Belle in 2012. In 2014, he 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, he was selected Best Eleven. In July 2017, he moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt.[2] In July 2018, Yokoyama returned to AC Nagano Parceiro. In December 2019, he signed with the Washington Spirit.[3]
National team career edit
In 2010, Yokoyama was selected for Japan U-17 national team for 2010 U-17 World Cup. He played 6 games and scored 6 goals, and Japan won 2nd place.[4] He 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 he was 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, he was selected for Japan women's national team for 2015 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 6 March, he debuted and scored a goal against Portugal. In 2018, he played at 2018 Asian Cup. He scored 4 goals include 2 goals at semifinal and a goal at final, and Japan won the championship.
Personal life edit
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 his girlfriend.[7][8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- 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 edit
- As of 19 June 2019[9]
| 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 edit
- Team
- Champion (1) : 2011
- Individual
- 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup : Silver Ball, Bronze Shoe
- 2014 L.League Division 2 : Top scorers
References edit
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama". Washington Spirit. 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b in FIFA's website
- ^ Altintop claims the FIFA Puskás Award 2010[dead link]. FIFA
- ^ Maradona-like goal by a 17 year old Japanese player. Diario Marca
- ^ "Japan's Yokoyama comes out as transgender man". Reuters. 22 June 2021.
- ^ Orlowitz, Dan (20 June 2021). "Soccer player Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender: 'It would be harder to live closeted'". The Japan Times.
- ^ List of match in 2015 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)