Ayumi Kaihori

Ayumi Kaihori
海堀 あゆみ

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)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
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 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

Ayumi Kaihori (海堀 あゆみ, Kaihori Ayumi, born September 4, 1986) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kaihori was born in Nagaokakyo on September 4, 1986. In 2004, she was a high school student, she joined Speranza FC Takatsuki. She moved to INAC Leonessa (later INAC Kobe Leonessa) in 2008. The club won L.League championship for 5 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also elected Best Eleven 2 times in 2011 and 2013. In 2015, she retired.

National team career

In May 2008, Kaihori was elected Japan national team for 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup. At this competition, on May 31, she debuted against Chinese Taipei.^[1] 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 United States by winning 3–1.^[2] 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.^[3] She also played 5 matches at 2015 World Cup and Japan won 2nd position. She played 53 games for Japan until 2015.

National team statistics

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References

External links

• Ayumi Kaihori – FIFA competition record (archive)