Daisuke Sakai
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| Full name | Daisuke Sakai | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 18, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Oita Trinita | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Oita Trinita | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → J.League U-22 (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 |
→ Tubize (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Albirex Niigata (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 |
→ Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Gainare Tottori (loan) | 27 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Samut Prakan City | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Customs United | 37 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Kerala Blasters | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Japan U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:26, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke, born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional
Club career
Youth and early career
Oita Trinita: Several loan spells
Sakai spent his youth career at
Samut Prakan Citya
In June 2021, Sakai ended his six-year association with Oita Trinita and signed for the Thai League 1 club Samut Prakan City. He made 28 appearances for the club in the league and scored 4 goals.[2]
Customs United
In July 2022, Sakai signed for the Thai League 2 club Customs United. He played in 37 games and scored 10 goals.[3]
Kerala Blasters
On 2 September 2023, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Sakai. With this move, he became the first Japanese player to sign with the club.[4] Sakai made his debut for the club on 21 September, in the season opener against Bengaluru FC at home, which the Blasters won 2–1.[5] He provided his first assist for the club on 27 October against Odisha FC and helped in a 2–1 victory.[6] On 4 November, Sakai scored his debut goal for the Blasters during the match against East Bengal in the 32nd minute and helped them in 1–2 victory away from home.[7]
International career
In October 2013, Sakai was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and scored a goal against Tunisia. In May 2017, he was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2014
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J2 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | J3 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| J.League U-22 (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Tubize (loan)
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2017–2018 | Belgian First Division B
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Albirex Niigata (loan) | 2018 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan)
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2019 | J3 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Gainare Tottori (loan) | 2020 | J3 League | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Samut Prakan City | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Customs United | 2022–23 | Thai League 2 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 21 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 155 | 24 | |||
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Thai FA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
Honours
Japan U19
References
- ^ "ISL: Japanese forward Daisuke Sakai signs for Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters rope in Japanese striker Daisuke Sakai". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ ഡെസ്ക്, സ്പോര്ട്സ് (2023-09-02). "കാത്തിരിപ്പിനൊടുവിൽ അവനും വന്നു, കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ ഏഷ്യൻ സൈനിങ്ങിൽ ആരാധകർക്ക് ആവേശം". Southlive (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "26 വയസ്സുള്ള ജാപ്പനീസ് വിങ്ങര് വരുന്നു, ഏഷ്യൻ താരത്തെ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 in ISL opener". The Week. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2023-10-28). "Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters come from behind to beat Odisha FC". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (2023-11-04). "ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters beats East Bengal after Daisuke and Diamantakos score as Sachin saves two penalties". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ISBN 978-4905411529(p. 161 out of 289)
- ISBN 978-4905411420(p. 239 out of 289)
- ISBN 978-4905411338(p. 251 out of 289)
- ^ Daisuke Sakai at Soccerway
External links
- Daisuke Sakai – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Daisuke Sakai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Oita Trinita
- Daisuke Sakai at Soccerway
- Players Profile - Thai League