G. Sakai

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G. Sakai
76

5.96

M.€

24

34

years

RB

Profile of G. Sakai

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
11
Matches
played
806'
Minutes
played
0
0
Goals/90'
0/0
0
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

J1 League, 5 days ago
G. Sakai
Gotoku Sakai
34
years
JPN
Japan
74
kgs
Def
position
176
cms
24
shirt number
5.96
M.€
76
ELO

Born on 14 March 1991 in New York

Personal data
Country of birth
United States United States
Nationality
Japan Japan
Other nationality
Germany Germany
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
North America
Region of birth
North America
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe
Current competition
J1 League J1 League
Previous club
Hamburger SV Hamburger SV
Previous competition
2. Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga
Historic team
Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe
Historical competition
J1 League J1 League
Most common shirt number
24
Other shirt numbers
21, 9, 2, 3, 12, 29

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
J1 League
57%
Wins
4 W
1 D
2 L
AFC Champions League Elite
67%
Wins
2 W
1 D
0 L
Fujifilm Supercup
0%
Wins
0 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 20 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
6
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale 18 12 4 6 2 19 11 +8
7
Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 12 5 3 4 17 13 +4
8
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe 18 11 5 3 3 10 8 +2
9
Fagiano Okayama
Fagiano Okayama 17 11 5 2 4 10 7 +3
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 10 5 2 3 10 8 +2

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right-back 85%
Other positions
  • Left-back 15%
RB
LB
Football pitch

Attributes

76
pace
58
shot
67
pass
72
Dribbling
66
defence
75
physical
Main features
Team player

Rating progression

76 ▼ -1
147 08
2433 11
1286 15
2727 19
Highest value in career
78 (2024)
Rankings
General
2448º
Age
80º
By country
52º 52º
By position
955º D
By position
200º RB RB

Evolution of market value

5 M€ ▲ 0.1
147 08
2433 11
1286 15
2727 19
Highest value in career
20.7M (2013)
Rankings
General
5311º
Age
47º
By country
143º 143º
By position
1999º D
By position
468º RB RB
Contract information
Provider
Adidas
Agent
Kiot
Start of contract
14/08/2019
End of contract
31/01/2026
LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
25/04/2032

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
19/20 14/08/2019
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
500K Transfer
15/16 06/07/2015
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
700K Transfer
13/14 01/07/2013
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
1M Transfer
12/13 30/06/2013
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
End of loan
11/12 03/01/2012
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
300K Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Current season 11
77
Calendar year 9
76
Last 6 months 14
77
Last 365 days 34
1
0.03
77
Last 3 years 107
7
0.07
77
Last 5 years 205
12
0.06
75
Career 583
0.08
73

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2024/25
11 0 0 0 0 11 9 2 806' 34 6.3 77
J1 League
J1 League
7 0 0 0 0 7 6 1 510' 34 5.9 76
AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Elite
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 33 6.6 77
Fujifilm Supercup
Fujifilm Supercup
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26' 33 4.1 76
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2023/24
33 1 1 1 0 33 30 3 2727' 33 7.1 77
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2022/23
33 2 1 4 0 33 33 0 2960' 32 7.4 77
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2021/22
44 2 5 3 0 44 40 4 3643' 31 6.7 76
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2020/21
47 1 4 2 0 47 43 4 3923' 30 7.1 75

Teammates

Player rating and role
T. Yamakawa
D
T. Yamakawa
79
4
D. Maekawa
GK
D. Maekawa
79
3
Y. Osako
F
Y. Osako
78
-1
Y. Muto
F
Y. Muto
78
0
Thuler
D
Thuler
77
4
D. Sasaki
MF
D. Sasaki
76
3
T. Ogihara
MF
T. Ogihara
74
4
T. Miyashiro
F
T. Miyashiro
74
1
Y. Honda
D
Y. Honda
72
1
Y. Ideguchi
MF
Y. Ideguchi
72
4
Erik
F
Erik
70
1
R. Hirose
D
R. Hirose
70
1
Y. Kuwasaki
MF
Y. Kuwasaki
67
6
H. Ide
MF
H. Ide
67
3
K. Yuruki
F
K. Yuruki
66
-2
J. Patric
F
J. Patric
65
0
R. Matsuda
D
R. Matsuda
65
-5
T. Iwanami
D
T. Iwanami
64
-4
Caetano
D
Caetano
63
-7

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
7 225 207 18731' 7 12
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
4 124 116 10279' 1 15
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
4 106 102 9050' 2 11
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
3 82 63 5990' 1 6
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
J1 League
J1 League
10 254 230 20942' 7 14
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
7 170 160 14304' 2 22
2. Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
1 31 30 2552' 0 2
Emperor Cup
Emperor Cup
7 19 13 1280' 1 1
DFB Pokal
DFB Pokal
7 17 16 1419' 0 2

Teams played for

Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
7 season
7
225
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
4 season
1
124
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
4 season
2
106
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
3 season
1
82

For the national team

3798
42 times at International
12 times at U23
2 times at U20
-
Average number of goals
0
1
0
0
Other information
Times called up
71
Matches as a starter
30
Off the bench
12
Debut
6/9/2012
Age on debut
21.5 years old
Last match
28/6/2018
Age in last game
27.3 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Japan
Japan
2018
6 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 414' 27 4.9 73
World Cup
World Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 27 4.8 73
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 324' 27 4.8 73
Japan
Japan
2017
4 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 198' 26 5.1 74
Japan
Japan
2016
6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 540' 25 5.8 72
Japan
Japan
2015
7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 630' 24 6.5 73
Japan
Japan
2014
7 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 496' 23 5.6 74

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
S. Kagawa
MF
S. Kagawa
86
0
Y. Endo
MF
Y. Endo
84
0
S. Okazaki
F
S. Okazaki
83
0
K. Honda
MF
K. Honda
83
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
82
0
M. Yoshida
D
M. Yoshida
82
0
H. Sakai
D
H. Sakai
81
0
E. Kawashima
GK
E. Kawashima
81
0
Y. Osako
F
Y. Osako
81
0
Makoto Hasebe
D
Makoto Hasebe
81
0
S. Nishikawa
GK
S. Nishikawa
81
0
Y. Muto
F
Y. Muto
80
0
H. Kiyotake
MF
H. Kiyotake
80
0
T. Makino
D
T. Makino
79
0
G. Haraguchi
MF
G. Haraguchi
78
0
H. Yamaguchi
MF
H. Yamaguchi
78
0
T. Inui
F
T. Inui
78
0
M. Morishige
D
M. Morishige
78
0
Y. Konno
MF
Y. Konno
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Japan
Japan
7 42 30 2910' 0 0
Japón U23
Japón U23
1 4 2 215' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
7 26 16 1653' 0 0
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
5 9 7 659' 0 0
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
1 4 2 215' 0 0
Asian Cup
Asian Cup
1 4 4 360' 0 0
World Cup
World Cup
1 1 1 90' 0 0

Titles

  • German cup runner-up
    German cup runner-up
  • Japanese cup winner
    Japanese cup winner
  • Japanese Super Cup winner
    Japanese Super Cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances