Andrew Kumagai

Andrew Kumagai
熊谷 アンドリュー
Personal information
Full name Andrew Kumagai
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zweigen Kanazawa
Number 18
Youth career
–2011 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 (1)
2014 → Shonan Bellmare (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015 → J. League U-22 (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) 32 (2)
2017 → JEF United Chiba (loan) 31 (0)
2018–2024 JEF United Chiba 152 (2)
2024– Zweigen Kanazawa 34 (1)
International career
2012 Japan U-20 4 (0)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2013
WinnerEmperor's Cup2013
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026

Andrew Kumagai (熊谷 アンドリュー, Kumagai Andoryū; born 6 June 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Zweigen Kanazawa. He has also represented the Japan national U-20 team.

Career

On 6 January 2017, Kumagai was loaned to J2 club, JEF United Chiba ahead of 2017 season.[1]

Kumagai officially announced permanent transfer to JEF United Chiba after loan a season in club.

Personal life

Kumagai was born in Kanagawa, Japan. He is Sri Lankan Tamil descent through his father is Sri Lanka and Japanese mother.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start of 2023 season.[3]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2012 1012040161
2013 40203090
2014 00100010
Shonan Bellmare 2014 90–90
Yokohama F. Marinos 2015 30004171
Zweigen Kanazawa 2016 32222–344
JEF United Chiba 2017 31010–320
2018 40110–411
2019 34000–340
2020 210–210
2021 21020–230
2022 29100–291
2023 0000–00
Total 23451221112578

1Includes Emperor's Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

Honours

Yokohama F. Marinos

References

  1. ↑ 熊谷アンドリュー選手加入のお知らせ, ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉, 6 January 2017, retrieved 24 July 2017
  2. ↑ "Japan vs Australia: The Stand-Outs – Asian Football Feast". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 176 out of 289)