Akemi Yokoyama

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yokoyama and the second or maternal family name is Carreón.

Akemi Yokoyama

Personal information
Full name	María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón
Date of birth	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cruz Azul
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	UANL	36	(1)
2021–2022	UNAM	14	(1)
2023	Santos Laguna	20	(0)
2024–	Cruz Azul	15	(0)
International career
2015–2016	Mexico U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón (born 28 October 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side Cruz Azul.[2]

Career

In 2017, she started her career in UANL.[3] In 2021, she joined to UNAM.[4] In 2023, she was transferred to Santos Laguna.[5] Since 2024, she is part of Cruz Azul.[6]

International career

Yoyokayama represented Mexico at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7]

References

1. "María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. "YOKOYAMA SOBRE JUGAR CLÁSICOS CON PUMAS: 'LOS CLÁSICOS REGIOS DEJARON LA VARA ALTA'". Récord. 12 August 2023.
3. "Presenta Tigres nuevo uniforme". Quadratin Michoacán. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. "¿Quién es Akemi Yokoyama? El nuevo refuerzo de Pumas Femenil". Bola VIP. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
5. "Akemi Yokoyama reforzará la defensa de Santos Laguna". Debate. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
6. "Cruz Azul Femenil anuncia a sus refuerzos rumbo al Clausura 2024". Alternativo MX.
7. "Debuts con la SNM Femenil Mayor durante la Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

External links

• María Akemi Yokoyama Carreón at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)