Noriyoshi Sakai

Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi, born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Omiya Ardija. A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although left wing is his preferred position.

Noriyoshi Sakai
酒井 宣福
Personal information
Full name Noriyoshi Sakai
Date of birth (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992
Place of birth Sanjō, Niigata, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender, Forward
Club information
Current team
Omiya Ardija
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2010 Teikyo Nagaoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Albirex Niigata 32 (1)
2014–2015Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 76 (14)
2016Fagiano Okayama (loan) 6 (0)
2018– Omiya Ardija 63 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2020

He is the younger brother of current Vissel Kobe player and former Albirex Niigata teammate Gotoku Sakai.

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]

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[3][4]

Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2011Albirex NiigataJ1 League30000030
201220101040
2013701030110
2014Avispa FukuokaJ2 League37710-387
201539733-4210
2016Albirex NiigataJ1 League9030120
Fagiano OkayamaJ2 League602080
2017Albirex NiigataJ1 League1111020141
Total 11415909013215

References

  1. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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)


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