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.

Kumi Yokoyama
Yokoyama with Frankfurt in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kumi Yokoyama[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-13) 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)
Medal record
Okayama Yunogo Belle
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup2013
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Jordan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2012 Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Vietnam
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place2010 Trinidad and Tobago
*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

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 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 U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup which Japan won 3rd place.[4] In March 2015, he was selected Japan 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
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jumonji HS 2011 --22-22
Total 00220022
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2012 1st1310030161
2013 18230102314
Total 31330132475
AC Nagano Parceiro 2014 3rd2130--2130
2015 2nd2535-222737
2016 1st181669322727
2017 10624001210
Total 74878135487104
Career total 105901315186136111

International
As of 19 June 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201552
201683
2017116
2018115
201981
Total4317
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kumi Yokoyama goal.
List of international goals scored by Kumi Yokoyama
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.6 March 2015Faro, Portugal Portugal
2–0
3–0
2015 Algarve Cup
2.8 August 2015Wuhan, China China
1–0
2–0
2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
3.4 March 2016Osaka, Japan China
1–2
1–2
2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4.7 March 2016Osaka, Japan Vietnam
5–1
6–1
2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5.2 June 2016Commerce City, United States United States
3–3
3–3
Friendly
6.1 March 2017Parchal, Portugal Spain
1–2
1–2
2017 Algarve Cup
7.6 March 2017Faro, Portugal Norway
1–0
2–0
8.
2–0
9.8 March 2017 Netherlands
1–2
2–3
10.9 April 2017Kumamoto, Japan Costa Rica
1–0
3–0
Friendly
11.10 June 2017Breda, Netherlands Netherlands
1–0
1–0
Friendly
12.7 April 2018Amman, 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 2018Tottori, Japan Norway
1–0
4–1
Friendly
17.9 April 2019Paderborn, Germany Germany
2–1
2–2
Friendly

Honors
Team
Champion (1) : 2011
Individual

References
  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. "AC Nagano Parceiro". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "Washington Spirit Sign Forward Kumi Yokoyama". Washington Spirit. 18 December 2019.
  4. Statistics in FIFA's website
  5. Altintop claims the FIFA Puskás Award 2010. FIFA
  6. Maradona-like goal by a 17 year old Japanese player. Diario Marca
  7. "Japan's Yokoyama comes out as transgender man". Reuters. 22 June 2021.
  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. 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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