The athlete shared the news with the world in a social media post on 26 October which has now gone viral. “She said “YES,” they wrote alongside images of the proposal. “Thank you for everyone!!!” Yokoyama asked the big question on the couple’s anniversary at Washington, D.C.’s Audi Field, where he plays for the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit.
The 28-year-old came out as transgender in June, sharing that their girlfriend gave them the courage to do so. “In the future, I want to quit soccer and live as a man,” the player said in a YouTube video at the time. “I’ve dated several women over the years but I had to stay closeted in Japan.