Ayumi Kaihori

Ayumi Kaihori

File:Ayumi Kaihori 2015 (cropped).jpg Kaihori at the 2015 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ayumi Kaihori
Date of birth	(1986-09-04) September 4, 1986
Place of birth	Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Speranza FC Takatsuki
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Speranza FC Takatsuki	58	(0)
2008–2015	INAC Kobe Leonessa	157	(0)
Total		215	(0)
National team
2008–2015	Japan	53	(0)
Honours INAC Kobe Leonessa Winner Nadeshiko League 2011 Winner Nadeshiko League 2012 Winner Nadeshiko League 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2008 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2012 Winner Empress's Cup 2010 Winner Empress's Cup 2011 Winner Empress's Cup 2012 Winner Empress's Cup 2013 Winner Empress's Cup 2015 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2008 Representing Japan Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada AFC Women's Asian Cup Gold medal – first place 2014 Vietnam Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam Bronze medal – third place 2010 China Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Kaihori was born in Nagaokakyo on September 4, 1986. In 2004, she was a high school student, she joined Speranza FC Takatsuki from the youth team. She moved to INAC Leonessa (later INAC Kobe Leonessa) in 2008. The club won Nadeshiko League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected Best Eleven 2 times in 2011 and 2013. She retired end of 2015 season.

In May 2008, Kaihori was selected the Japan national team for 2008 Asian Cup. At this competition, on May 31, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. She was Japan's goalkeeper in the 2011 World Cup final, where she saved two penalties from Shannon Boxx and Tobin Heath in the shoot-out which saw Japan defeat the United States by winning 3–1. 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. She also played 5 matches at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd position. She played 53 games for Japan until 2015.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Speranza FC Takatsuki	2004	1	0	1	0	-		2	0
	2005	19	0	3	0	-		22	0
	2006	17	0	1	0	-		18	0
	2007	21	0	3	0	3	0	27	0
	Total	58	0	8	0	3	0	69	0
INAC Kobe Leonessa	2008	21	0	4	0	-		25	0
	2009	21	0	3	0	-		24	0
	2010	18	0	4	0	5	0	27	0
	2011	16	0	4	0	-		20	0
	Total	76	0	15	0	5	0	96	0
Career total		134	0	23	0	8	0	165	0

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	3	0
2009	3	0
2010	7	0
2011	14	0
2012	7	0
2013	6	0
2014	6	0
2015	7	0
Total	53	0

Other websites

• Japan Football Association