Masaki Hemmi | |
Fullname: | Masaki Hemmi |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1986 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Height: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Real Colorado Foxes |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Colorado Mines Orediggers |
Years1: | 2006–2008 |
Clubs1: | Colorado Rapids U-23 |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2009 |
Clubs2: | Portland Timbers U23s |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2010 |
Clubs3: | Viktoria Arnoldsweiler |
Years4: | 2011 |
Clubs4: | Sevilla FC Puerto Rico |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2011 |
Clubs5: | FB Gulbene |
Caps5: | 11 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2012 |
Clubs6: | Rochester Rhinos |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2013– |
Clubs7: | Real Colorado Foxes |
Caps7: | 2 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | June 3, 2013 |
is a Japanese former footballer who is an assistant coach for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Hemmi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico when he was 16 years old.[1] He played collegiate soccer at Colorado School of Mines for two seasons before transferring to the University of New Mexico in his junior year. After retiring from playing soccer, Hemmi returned to Colorado to finish his degree and began coaching a youth club, Real Colorado, in Denver.
In January 2024, the Chicago Red Stars announced the hiring of Masaki Hemmi as an assistant coach for the club, joining head coach Lorne Donaldson.[2]
Hemmi served as first assistant coach and director of player personnel with the United Soccer League (USL) club New Mexico United. In 2023, Hemmi was announced the interim coach of the New Mexico United following the departure of then-head coach Zach Prince.[3]
In 2021, Hemmi worked as the associate head coach for INAC Kobe of the Japanese Professional Women's Soccer League (WE League) in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics for one season.[4]