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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

© 2023 Len Cederholm
© 2023 Len Cederholm
© 2023 Len Cederholm
© 2023 Len Cederholm

13 Daiki Kumakawa

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Defender/Midfield
  • Ht./Wt. 5-5 / 142
  • Hometown Ryugasaki, Japan
  • High School Ryutsu Keizai / Otero
  • Major Business

Biography

2024: Made starts in all 18 games that he appeared in on the season, setting career highs in all categories ... finished with eight points on three goals and two assists from his spot in the midfield ... recorded 19 total shots, nine of which were on goal ... played all 90 minutes in seven of his appearances ... made 2024 debut with a start in the season opener against Lindenwood Aug. 22, playing all 90 minutes while adding a pair of shot attempts ... recorded three shot attempts in the 3-0 defeat of Chicago State Sept. 9 ... picked up his first point of the season with an assist against Wright State Sept. 21 ... assisted the final goal in MKE's 4-1 win over Oakland Nov. 5 ... played all 90 and recorded a career-high five shot attempts in the 1-0 shutout of Cleveland State Oct. 19 ... stepped up on offense down the stretch, scoring goals in three of the final five games ... first of the season came on a penalty kick in the 4-1 win at Northern Kentucky Oct. 26 ... scored the lone goal in the 1-1 draw against Green Bay Nov. 5 ... came up big for the Panthers in the Horizon League Tournament opener against Purdue Fort Wayne Nov. 10, scoring the game-winner and only goal in the 1-0 defeat of the Mastodons ... found the back of the net in the 73rd minute to send the Panthers to the thrilling win in the rain that day ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2024 game-by-game in PDF Format

2023: Played in all 17 games in his first season with the Panthers, making 12 starts ... finished with five points, coming on a goal and three assists ... recorded five shots on the season, four of which were on goal (.800 SOG%) ... season debut came with a start in the season opener against Chicago State Aug. 27, playing all 90 minutes in the start while recording an assist ... netted his only goal of the campaign against Dayton Sept. 4, recording a pair of shot attempts ... assisted the game-winner in the 3-2 victory over Robert Morris Sept. 23 ... also had an assist against Northern Kentucky Oct. 21 ... started and played all 90 minutes in seven of the final eight games of the season.

• 2023 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to MKE: A transfer into the program after playing at Otero College (Col.) … NJCAA Region 9 First-Team honoree … JUCO National Tourney Qualifier 2022 … made 12 starts in 2021, recording five points on a goal and three assists.
 
High School: Played soccer from 2017 to 2019 at Ryutsu Keizai University High School, helping his team to a second-place showing at the 2019 Japan National Tournament … played club soccer for Kashiwa Chiba (2017-2020).

Personal: Son of Takashi and Koko Kumakawa … a business major … chose Milwaukee because Dani told him about the school and he liked it … career goal is to win a national championship … most memorable sports experience was winning conference tournament and playing in nationals in 2022 … lists watching baseball games as a hobby … born April 25, 2001.
 
Pronunciation: Di-KEY Koo-mah-KOW-ah

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2023Junior

    Defender/Midfield
    5'5" 142 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024Senior

    Defender/Midfield
    5'5" 142 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2025Graduate Student

    Defender/Midfield
    5'5" 142 lbs
    13