Yumi Uetsuji

Yumi Uetsuji
上辻 佑実
Personal information
Full name Yumi Uetsuji
Date of birth (1987-11-30) November 30, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kaohsiung Attackers WFC
Number 17
Youth career
Speranza FC Takatsuki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Speranza FC Takatsuki 16 (0)
2006–2011 TEPCO Mareeze 94 (11)
2011 Albirex Niigata 13 (2)
2012–2014 Vegalta Sendai 64 (17)
2015–2018 Nippon TV Beleza 56 (6)
2019–2020 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 35 (6)
2021-2024 Omiya Ardija Ventus 41 (2)
2024– Kaohsiung Attackers WFC
Total 319 (44)
International career
2012–2015 Japan 4 (0)
Medal record
Albirex Niigata
Runner-up Empress's Cup 2011
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2015
Winner Nadeshiko League 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League 2017
Winner Nadeshiko League 2018
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2018
Winner Empress's Cup 2017
Winner Empress's Cup 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 8, 2024

Yumi Uetsuji (上辻 佑実, Uetsuji Yumi, born November 30, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kaohsiung Attackers WFC [zh]. She has previously also played for the Japan national team.

Club career

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Uetsuji was born in Suita on November 30, 1987. She played for her local club Speranza FC Takatsuki from 2003 to 2004. In 2006, she joined TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. In May, she moved to Albirex Niigata. In 2012, she moved to new club Vegalta Sendai. In 2015, she moved to Nippon TV Beleza.[1] She played as regular player from 2015. However her opportunity to play decreased in 2018. In 2019, she moved to Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.[2]

National team career

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On April 5, 2012, Uetsuji debuted for Japan national team against Brazil. She played 4 games for Japan until 2015.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Chifure AS Elfen Saitama(in Japanese)
  3. ^ List of match in 2012, 2015 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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