Kumi_Yokoyama

Kumi Yokoyama

Kumi Yokoyama

Japanese footballer

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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Club career

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, 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. 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 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.[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, they 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

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

Club

As of 24 June 2017
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International

As of 19 June 2019[9]
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Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kumi Yokoyama goal.
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Honors

Team
Champion (1) : 2011
Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "AC Nagano Parceiro". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama". Washington Spirit. 18 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    Statistics in FIFA's website
  5. [5]
    Altintop claims the FIFA Puskás Award 2010[dead link]. FIFA
  6. [6]
    Maradona-like goal by a 17 year old Japanese player. Diario Marca
  7. [7]
    "Japan's Yokoyama comes out as transgender man". Reuters. 22 June 2021.
  8. [8]
    Orlowitz, Dan (20 June 2021). "Soccer player Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender: 'It would be harder to live closeted'". The Japan Times.
  9. [9]
    List of match in 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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