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Japanese footballer (born 1988)
Rumi Utsugi (宇津木 瑠美 Utsugi Rumi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tokyo Verdy Beleza of the WE League .[ 2] Reign FC and Montpellier .
A former Japanese international , Utsugi helped the national team win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup .
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] [ 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] [ 6]
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
[ 7] [ 8]
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
Nippon TV Beleza
Japan
^ "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)
