Naoki Sakai
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naoki Sakai | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 2, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Kashiwa Reysol | 130 | (16) | ||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Consadole Sapporo | 27 | (1) | ||||||||
| Total | 157 | (17) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Naoki Sakai (酒井 直樹, Sakai Naoki; born August 2, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Sakai was born in Nagareyama on August 2, 1975. He joined his local club Kashiwa Reysol from their youth team in 1994. He played many matches as right midfielder. The club won the champions at 1999 J.League Cup. From 2000, his opportunity to play decreased behind Mitsuteru Watanabe. He moved to Consadole Sapporo in 2002. He retired end of 2003 season.
On October 13, 1996, Sakai debuted for the Japan national team against Tunisia.
Statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 12 | ||
| 1997 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
| 1999 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | Consadole Sapporo | J1 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2003 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 157 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 201 | 28 | |
| Total | 157 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 201 | 28 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Naoki Sakai at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Naoki Sakai at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
[change | change source]- Naoki Sakai at WorldFootball.net
- Naoki Sakai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Naoki Sakai at FBref.com
- Naoki Sakai at J.League (in Japanese)
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