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Saki Kumagai

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Saki Kumagai (熊谷 紗希, Kumagai Saki; Japanese: [kɯ̟ːmaɡai saki]; born 17 October 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and captains the Japan national team. A versatile defensive midfielder with keen sense of anticipation and exceptional tactical acumen, she is also able to be deployed as a central defender. She is regarded as one of the finest Asian female midfielders of all time. She is one of the most successful East Asian footballers, of any gender, at club and international level. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Saki Kumagai is the 8,063rd most popular soccer player (down from 6,245th in 2024), the 2,515th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,803rd in 2019) and the 938th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Saki Kumagai ranks 8,063 out of 21,273. Before her are Yusuke Tanahashi, Tadashi Koya, Luís Neto, Christoph Spycher, Andy Lonergan, and Nádson Rodrigues de Souza. After her are Francis Coquelin, Jari Rantanen, Adrian Popescu, Kanako Ito, Julio Hernán Rossi, and Emil Audero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Saki Kumagai ranks 252. Before her are Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Josh O'Connor, Mix Diskerud, Ørjan Nyland, Shinnosuke Honda, and Nicolas Nkoulou. After her are Danny Drinkwater, Daniel Ayala, Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Dominic Sherwood, Taha Akgül, and Lou de Laâge.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saki Kumagai ranks 2,515 out of 6,245. Before her are Koushun Takami (1969), Kumiko Watanabe (1965), Makito Hatanaka (1996), Yusuke Tanahashi (1987), Tadashi Koya (1970), and Rika Fukami (1963). After her are Mai Kuraki (1982), Kanako Ito (1983), Tatsuya Murao (1988), Masaki Tsuchihashi (1972), Yasuhiro Yamada (1968), and Tetsuya Takada (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan

Among soccer players born in Japan, Saki Kumagai ranks 938. Before her are Kento Kato (1995), Fumiyuki Kanda (1977), Shinnosuke Honda (1990), Makito Hatanaka (1996), Yusuke Tanahashi (1987), and Tadashi Koya (1970). After her are Kanako Ito (1983), Tatsuya Murao (1988), Masaki Tsuchihashi (1972), Yasuhiro Yamada (1968), Tetsuya Takada (1969), and Akimasa Tsukamoto (1969).

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