Noriyoshi Sakai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noriyoshi Sakai | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanjō, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward, right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Renofa Yamaguchi on loan from Nagoya Grampus until January 31st 2025 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 44 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 82 | (17) |
| 2016 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Omiya Ardija | 67 | (5) |
| 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Nagoya Grampus | 56 | (7) |
| 2024- | Renofa Yamaguchi (Loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 @ 15:14(AEST) | |||
Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi, born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J.League club Nagoya Grampus. A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although left wing is his preferred position.
He is the younger brother of current Vissel Kobe player and former Albirex Niigata teammate Gotoku Sakai.
Club career
On 2 November 2010, Sakai signed for J. League club Albirex Niigata.[1] He made his J. League debut on 7 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Yoshiyuki Kobayashi against Omiya Ardija.[2]
Personal life
Sakai is the younger brother of Gōtoku Sakai who is currently playing for J1 League club Vissel Kobe while his youngest brother, Goson Sakai who is also a professional footballer who last played for German club, FV Illertissen.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Albirex Niigata | 2011 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 2014 | J2 League | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 10 | |||
| Total | 76 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 17 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 2018 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2021 | J1 League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 210 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 244 | 32 | ||
References
- ^ 酒井 宣福 選手（帝京長岡高）来季新加入内定のお知らせ (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "PLAYERS 2013 J.League Division1 Albirex Niigata". J. League. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 164 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 123 out of 289)
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Noriyoshi Sakai Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
- Profile at Nagoya Grampus
- Noriyoshi Sakai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)