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.
| 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 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 32 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 76 | (14) |
| 2016 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Omiya Ardija | 63 | (5) |
| 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | (8) |
| 2022– | Nagoya Grampus | 39 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 | |||
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
External links
- Profile at Nagoya Grampus
- Noriyoshi Sakai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)