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| Full name | Naoki Sakai | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1975-08-02) August 2, 1975 (age 49) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagareyama, 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 Japan national team.
Club career
Sakai was born in Nagareyama on August 2, 1975. He joined his local club Kashiwa Reysol from youth team in 1994. He played 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.
National team career
On October 13, 1996, Sakai debuted for Japan national team against Tunisia.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Total | 157 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 201 | 28 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
External links
- Naoki Sakai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Naoki Sakai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Nagareyama
- Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs