Tatsuya Sakai
Japanese association football player
Tatsuya Sakai (坂井 達弥, Sakai Tatsuya, born November 19, 1990) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tatsuya Sakai | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 |
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Montedio Yamagata | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Samut Prakan City | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Navy (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Navy | 22 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2022 | |||
Biography
changeSakai was born in Fukuoka on November 19, 1990. When he played for National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, he also joined J1 League club Sagan Tosu in 2012. He also played for Matsumoto Yamaga FC (2015), V-Varen Nagasaki (2016) and Oita Trinita (2017) on loan. In 2018, he moved to Montedio Yamagata and played for the club for two seasons. In 2020, he moved to Thai League 1 club Samut Prakan City.
On September 5, 2014, Sakai debuted for the Japan national team against Uruguay.
Statistics
change| Club performance | 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 | ||||||
| 2009 | Kanoya Taiiku Daigaku | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Sagan Tosu | J1 League | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Oita Trinita | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Montedio Yamagata | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 81 | 4 | ||
National team statistics
change| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
changeOther websites
change- Tatsuya Sakai at Soccerway.com
- Tatsuya Sakai at WorldFootball.net
- Tatsuya Sakai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tatsuya Sakai at FBref.com
- Tatsuya Sakai at J.League (in Japanese)
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