Rumi Utsugi
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Full name | Rumi Utsugi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kawasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Kawasaki Wings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Nippon TV Menina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Nippon TV Beleza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2010 | Nippon TV Beleza | 76 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2016 | Montpellier | 111 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Reign FC | 48 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2019 | Japan | 113 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 (UTC) |
Rumi Utsugi (宇津木 瑠美, Utsugi Rumi, born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tokyo Verdy Beleza of the WE League.[2] She has previously played for Reign FC and Montpellier.
A former Japanese international, Utsugi helped the national team win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Club career
[edit]Utsugi was born in Kawasaki on 5 December 1988. She began her professional career at Nippon TV Beleza in 2004. During her time at the club, she won four L.League titles and five Empress's Cups. In August 2010, after six years at Beleza, Utsugi departed her home country to sign for French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine.[3] After joining the club, she became the first Japanese player to play in the league.[4]
International career
[edit]A left-footed defensive midfielder, Utsugi has represented Japan at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions of the World Cup, as well as two Asian Cup competitions. Japan won the 2011 World Cup.[5] She was named in the World Cup 2015 All-Star squad.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nippon TV Beleza | 2004 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
2005 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
2007 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2008 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
2009 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | ||
2010 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
Total | 76 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 8 | |
Montpellier | 2010–11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 24 | 4 | |
2011–12 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 21 | 3 | ||
2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 10 | ||
2014–15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 101 | 19 | 24 | 2 | – | 125 | 21 | ||
Reign FC | 2016 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
2017 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||
2018 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 43 | 3 | – | – | 43 | 3 | |||
Career total | 220 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 32 |
International
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Honours
[edit]Nippon TV Beleza
- L.League: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Empress's Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2007, 2010
Japan
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2011; runners-up 2015
- AFC U-17 Women's Championship: 2005
See also
[edit]- List of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players
- List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps
- List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA Women's World Cups
- List of Japan women's international footballers
- List of OL Reign players
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "宇津木瑠美選手契約締結のお知らせ | 日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ / Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza".
- ^ "Rumi Utsugi signe à Montpellier". Nippon Ganbare. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Rumi Utsugi: une footballeuse japonaise à Montpellier". Suite101. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced". FIFA.com. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Rumi Utsugi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Rumi Utsugi at Soccerway
- Rumi Utsugi at WorldFootball.net
- Rumi Utsugi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- UTSUGI Rumi|Players' Information – Japan Football Association
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Rumi Utsugi National Women's Soccer League profile
- Profile (in French) at Montpellier HSC
- Player French football stats (in French) at footofeminin.fr
- Rumi Utsugi's channel on YouTube
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Montpellier HSC (women) players
- Seattle Reign FC players
- Japanese expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- FIFA Women's World Cup–winning players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women's association football midfielders
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Division 1 Féminine players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Japan women's youth international footballers
- Association football people from Kawasaki, Kanagawa