Noriyoshi Sakai

Noriyoshi Sakai
酒井 宣福
Personal information
Full name Noriyoshi Sakai
Date of birth (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32)
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

As of match played 30 March 2022[3][4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b J1 League Promotion play-off
  2. ^ a b J1/J2 Play-offs


References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "PLAYERS 2013 J.League Division1 Albirex Niigata". J. League. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Noriyoshi Sakai Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 30 March 2022.


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