Yumi_Uetsuji
Yumi Uetsuji
Japanese footballer
Yumi Uetsuji (上辻 佑実, Uetsuji Yumi, born November 30, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya Ardija Ventus. She has previously also played for the Japan national team.
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Omiya Ardija Ventus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 243 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Japan | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
On April 5, 2012, Uetsuji debuted for Japan national team against Brazil. She played 4 games for Japan until 2015.
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
- Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
- Chifure AS Elfen Saitama(in Japanese)
- Yumi Uetsuji at Soccerway
- Yumi Uetsuji at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
- Nippon TV Beleza(in Japanese)
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