Hiroki Sakai

jp
H. Sakai
71

2.28

M.€

2

35

years

RB

Profile of Hiroki Sakai

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
24
Matches
played
2121'
Minutes
played
3
0.13
Goals/90'
4
0.17
Assists/90'
2/0
0.08
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

A-League, 1 day ago
H. Sakai
Hiroki Sakai
35
years
JPN
Japan
70
kgs
Def
position
185
cms
2
shirt number
2.28
M.€
71
ELO

Born on 12 April 1990 in Nakano, Nagano

Personal data
Country of birth
Japan Japan
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Asia
Region of birth
East Asia
Career details
Status
Midfield
Current club
Auckland FC Auckland FC
Current competition
A-League A-League
Previous club
Urawa Reds Urawa Reds
Previous competition
J1 League J1 League
Historic team
Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille
Historical competition
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
Most common shirt number
2
Other shirt numbers
19, 20, 22, 4, 21, 34, 30

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
A-League
58%
Wins
14 W
7 D
3 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 29 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Auckland FC
Auckland FC 53 26 15 8 3 49 27 +22
2
Melbourne City
Melbourne City 48 26 14 6 6 41 25 +16
3
Western United FC
Western United FC 47 26 14 5 7 55 37 +18
4
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers 46 26 13 7 6 58 40 +18
5
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory 43 26 12 7 7 44 36 +8

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right-back 88%
Other positions
  • Left-back 12%
RB
LB
Football pitch

Attributes

72
pace
56
shot
65
pass
66
Dribbling
70
defence
71
physical
Main features
Leadership

Rating progression

71 ▼ -1
1446 10
5701 12
1291 12
5117 16
4522 21
163738 24
Highest value in career
80 (2019)
Rankings
General
5548º
Age
137º
By country
122º 122º
By position
2184º D
By position
477º RB RB

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▼ -2.3
1446 10
5701 12
1291 12
5117 16
4522 21
163738 24
Highest value in career
20.99M (2019)
Rankings
General
14462º
Age
88º
By country
359º 359º
By position
5558º D
By position
1254º RB RB
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Sarcle Co. Ltd.
Start of contract
25/07/2024
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2026
Contract length
18/05/2027
Last signing
25/07/2024
Total transfer window transactions
3M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 25/07/2024
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
Transfer
21/22 01/07/2021
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2M Transfer
16/17 01/07/2016
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille
Free transfer
12/13 01/07/2012
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
1M Transfer
09/10 30/11/2009
Mogi Mirim
Mogi Mirim
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Current season 24
2
0.08
71
Calendar year 16
2
0.13
71
Last 6 months 21
2
0.1
71
Last 365 days 28
2
0.07
71
Last 3 years 95
15
0.16
74
Last 5 years 177
27
0.15
75
Career 560
0.16
73

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
2024/25
24 3 4 2 0 24 24 0 2121' 35 8.5 71
A-League
A-League
24 3 4 2 0 24 24 0 2121' 35 8.5 71
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2023/24
16 1 2 1 0 16 10 6 919' 34 6 74
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2022/23
32 2 1 7 1 32 29 3 2538' 33 7 75
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2021/22
30 0 2 4 0 30 26 4 2359' 33 6.8 77
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2020/21
18 2 0 0 0 18 17 1 1521' 31 7.6 76

Teammates

Player rating and role
N. Pijnaker
D
N. Pijnaker
69
2
G. May
F
G. May
69
2
Alex Paulsen
GK
Alex Paulsen
67
5
Daniel Hall
D
Daniel Hall
66
1
Francis De Vries
D
Francis De Vries
66
10
L. Rogerson
F
L. Rogerson
65
5
L. Gallegos
MF
L. Gallegos
65
3
Louis Verstraete
MF
Louis Verstraete
64
3
Jake Brimmer
MF
Jake Brimmer
64
1
Neyder Moreno
MF
Neyder Moreno
62
2
Max Mata
F
Max Mata
61
-2
Tommy Smith
D
Tommy Smith
58
3
C. Elliot
D
C. Elliot
52
1
C. Howieson
MF
C. Howieson
51
-1
Liam Gillion
F
Liam Gillion
51
2
S. Galloway
D
S. Galloway
48
-2
Ollie Middleton
MF
Ollie Middleton
43
1
J. Knowles
GK
J. Knowles
42
2
Marlee Francois
F
Marlee Francois
42
11

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille
5 185 171 15166' 2 28
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
4 102 94 8350' 2 19
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
4 96 82 7337' 5 13
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
3 69 65 5917' 5 14
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
1 24 24 2121' 3 2
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Ligue 1
Ligue 1
5 145 135 11920' 1 20
J1 League
J1 League
6 111 101 9047' 6 18
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 92 86 7594' 2 18
A-League
A-League
1 24 24 2121' 3 2
AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Elite
3 17 16 1406' 2 2

Teams played for

Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille
5 season
2
185
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
4 season
2
102
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
4 season
5
96
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
3 season
5
69
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
1 season
3
24
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II
1 season
0
1

For the national team

3798
73 times at International
18 times at U23
2
Average number of goals
0.03
7
10
0
Other information
Times called up
101
Matches as a starter
58
Off the bench
15
Debut
23/5/2012
Age on debut
22.1 years old
Last match
5/12/2022
Age in last game
32.6 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Japan
Japan
2022
6 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 362' 32 5.4 76
World Cup
World Cup
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 90' 32 5.2 76
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 92' 32 5.2 76
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 31 5.5 77
Japan
Japan
2021
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 316' 31 5.5 75
Japón U23
Japón U23
2021
6 1 0 3 0 6 6 0 505' 31 6.2 75
Japan
Japan
2020
3 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 188' 30 5 76
Japan
Japan
2019
12 1 1 3 0 12 12 0 959' 29 6.8 78

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
S. Kagawa
MF
S. Kagawa
85
0
T. Minamino
F
T. Minamino
83
0
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
83
0
Wataru Endo
MF
Wataru Endo
82
0
S. Okazaki
F
S. Okazaki
82
0
K. Honda
MF
K. Honda
82
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
81
0
M. Yoshida
D
M. Yoshida
81
0
E. Kawashima
GK
E. Kawashima
81
0
Y. Osako
F
Y. Osako
80
0
Makoto Hasebe
D
Makoto Hasebe
80
0
S. Nishikawa
GK
S. Nishikawa
80
0
N. Ueda
D
N. Ueda
79
0
H. Kiyotake
MF
H. Kiyotake
79
0
T. Makino
D
T. Makino
78
0
G. Sakai
D
G. Sakai
78
0
G. Haraguchi
MF
G. Haraguchi
77
0
H. Yamaguchi
MF
H. Yamaguchi
77
0
T. Inui
F
T. Inui
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Japan
Japan
11 73 58 5252' 2 10
Japón U23
Japón U23
2 10 10 849' 1 4
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
11 32 21 1981' 1 3
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
8 28 26 2281' 1 3
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
2 9 9 759' 1 4
World Cup
World Cup
2 6 5 450' 0 0
Asian Cup
Asian Cup
1 6 6 523' 0 3

Titles

  • Japanese second league Champion
    Japanese second league Champion
  • Japanese champion
    Japanese champion
  • 2
    Japanese Super Cup winner
    Japanese Super Cup winner
  • Europa League runner-up
    Europa League runner-up
  • Japanese cup winner
    Japanese cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
A-League
A-League
19 OCT. 24
34 years

Best performances