Masaki Hemmi

Masaki Hemmi (辺見 昌樹) is a Japanese former footballer who is an assistant coach for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early Life
Hemmi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico when he was 16 years old. 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.

Chicago Red Stars, 2023 - Present
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.

New Mexico United, 2022 - 2024
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.

INAC Kobe, 2021
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.