Ayumi Kaihori

Ayumi Kaihori

Kaihori at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	4 September 1986
Place of birth	Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2007	Speranza Takatsuki	58	(0)
2008-2015	INAC Kobe Leonessa	76	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2015	Japan	53	(0)
Honours FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Germany Team Olympic Games 2012 London Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2011. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:01, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Ayumi Kaihori (海堀あゆみ Kaihori Ayumi, born 4 September 1986) is a former Japanese international footballer.^[2][3]

She was Japan's goalkeeper in the 2011 World Cup Final, where she saved two penalties in the shoot-out which saw Japan defeat the US by winning 3-1.^[4]

She was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing in one game, vs South Africa, which saw Kaihori keep a clean sheet.^[5]

References

1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. Ayumi Kaihori – FIFA competition record
3. FIFA.com (2016-01-15). "Kaihori calls it a day". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
4. Sport, Saj Chowdhury BBC. "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
5. "Ayumi Kaihori Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.