Rumi Utsugi

Japanese footballer

Rumi Utsugi
Rumi Utsugi during PSG-Montpellier (season 2012–2013)
Personal information
Full name Rumi Utsugi[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kawasaki, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
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
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2005
Winner Nadeshiko League 2006
Winner Nadeshiko League 2007
Winner Nadeshiko League 2008
Winner Nadeshiko League 2010
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2004
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2009
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2007
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2010
Winner Empress's Cup 2004
Winner Empress's Cup 2005
Winner Empress's Cup 2007
Winner Empress's Cup 2008
Winner Empress's Cup 2009
Representing  Japan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vietnam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jordan
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 China
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 China
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 South Korea
*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

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
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

[7][8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2005 5 0
2006 2 0
2007 9 0
2008 10 4
2009 3 0
2010 9 1
2011 9 0
2012 7 0
2013 8 0
2014 12 0
2015 13 0
2016 3 0
2017 13 0
2018 8 1
2019 2 0
Total 113 6
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Utsugi goal.
List of international goals scored by Rumi Utsugi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 March 2008 Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus  Russia 3–1 3–1 2008 Cyprus Cup
2 12 March 2008 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Netherlands 2–1 2–1
3 31 May 2008 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Chinese Taipei 2–0 11–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
4 5–0
5 22 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu, China  Thailand 3–0 4–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
6 2 March 2018 Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal  Iceland 2–1 2–1 2018 Algarve Cup

Honours

Nippon TV Beleza

Japan

See also

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. ^ "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".
  3. ^ "Rumi Utsugi signe à Montpellier". Nippon Ganbare. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Rumi Utsugi: une footballeuse japonaise à Montpellier". Suite101. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "USA v Japan - as it happened". Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  8. ^ List of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

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  • Rumi Utsugi – FIFA competition record (archived)
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  • Rumi Utsugi at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  • Rumi Utsugi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • UTSUGI Rumi|Players' Information – Japan Football Association
  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Rumi Utsugi at the National Women's Soccer League
  • Profile (in French) at Montpellier HSC
  • Player French football stats (in French) at footofeminin.fr
  • Rumi Utsugi's channel on YouTube
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