Seattle Reign FC Midfielder Rumi Utsugi Called up for Japan Friendly

October 11, 2017 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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Seattle Reign FC Midfielder Rumi Utsugi Called Up for

Japan Friendly

SEATTLE - Japan women's national team head coach Asako Takakura has announced the roster for the team's upcoming friendly against Switzerland. Seattle Reign FC midfielder Rumi Utsugi is among the 23 players selected. Utsugi returns to the roster after being called in for the Tournament of Nations at the end of July. The midfielder featured in all three matches for Japan. During the 2017 NWSL season, Utsugi featured in 20 matches, starting 18, and tallied one goal and two assists. Japan's match is set for Sunday, October 22nd at 12:30am PT at Minami Nagano Sports Park Football Stadium in Nagano, Japan.

Japan Women's National Team Roster by Position

GOALKEEPERS (2): Rei Takenaka (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Sakiko Ikeda

(Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies)

DEFENDERS (8): Aya Sameshima (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Rumi

Utsugi (Seattle Reign FC), Saki Kumagai (Olympique Lyonnais), Hikari Takagi

(Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara), Shiori Miyake (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Risa

Shimizu (Nippon TV Beleza), Miho Manya (Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies), Hikaru

Kitagawa (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Mizuho Sakaguchi (Nippon TV

Beleza), Emi Nakajima (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Shino Kunisawa (AC Nagano Parceiro

Ladies), Hikaru Naomoto (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies), Yu Nakasato (Nippon TV

Beleza), Rin Sumida (Nippon TV Beleza), Yui Hasegawa (Nippon TV Beleza)

FORWARDS (6): Madoka Haji (Iga Football Club Kunoichi),

Mana Iwabuchi (INAC Kobe Leonessa), Kumi Yokoyama (1. FFC Frankfurt), Mina

Tanaka (Nippon TV Beleza), Yuka Momiki (Nippon TV Beleza), Mami Ueno (Ehime FC Ladies)

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