kojima yuki

Second-year student Yuki Kojima founded the girls' soccer team after serving as the manager for the boys' team and growing tired of sitting on the sidelines. Many club members find Kojima intimidating due to her blunt and often unladylike attitude. However, she frequently uses her good looks and girly charm to get the boys to do things for her. She is a highly skilled player who encourages Shō and Masato never to give up on soccer. Her dedication to the sport is so strong that she even cut her hair short to play in a game with the boys. When the girls' team faces difficulties, Shō returns the favor by offering her positive encouragement. Yuki previously played on a soccer team at her old school until her family moved away. Upon arriving at Josui, she could no longer play because she was a girl. Instead, she became someone who sat on the sidelines and "beat up" people she deemed unworthy of playing soccer. This earned her a notorious reputation, and everyone wondered who this mysterious soccer player was. She revealed her identity when she scolded Masato for wanting to quit the team and challenged him to a match to prove his worthiness. After the match, Shō convinced her to become a player rather than just managing the boys' team, leading her to establish a girls' soccer team. Towards the end of the manga, Yuki decided to pursue a career in soccer. Knowing that female soccer players might not easily achieve fame in her country, she went abroad to the US to fulfill her dream of becoming a great player. She is an exceptional player on the team.