Gotoku Sakai

Age 35

Kobe

Japan

0.2 Mn €

14 March 1991 (35)

176 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.84

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.3

7.7

6.8

6.7

6.2

7.0

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

250B €

14 March 1991

35 Age

Nationality

Japan

Height / Weight

176 cm / 74 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Right-Back

Other Left-Back, Defensive Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Gotoku Sakai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Kobe	16	15	2	1	1	0
	J.League	2	2	0	0	0	0
	J.League	14	13	2	1	1	0
2025	Kobe	42	34	2	3	2	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	6	5	1	2	0	0
	J.League	31	26	1	1	2	0
	Emperor Cup	3	2	0	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Kobe	37	34	2	1	1	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	4	4	1	0	0	0
	J.League	28	27	1	1	1	0
	Emperor Cup	4	2	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Kobe	33	33	2	1	4	0
	J.League	29	29	2	1	4	0
	Emperor Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Kobe	42	39	2	5	2	0
	J.League	34	34	1	4	2	0
	Emperor Cup	3	0	1	0	0	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	5	5	0	1	0	0
2021	Kobe	40	40	1	4	2	0
	J.League	38	38	1	4	2	0
	Emperor Cup	2	2	0	0	0	0
2020	Kobe	39	34	1	6	2	0
	J.League	32	28	1	6	2	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	7	6	0	0	0	0
2019	Kobe	12	12	0	2	0	0
	J.League	12	12	0	2	0	0
18/19	Hamburg	35	34	0	1	3	1
	2. Bundesliga	31	30	0	1	2	1
	DFB Pokal	4	4	0	0	1	0
17/18	Hamburg	29	27	0	0	2	0
	Bundesliga	28	26	0	0	2	0
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Hamburg	37	33	1	3	8	0
	Bundesliga	33	29	1	2	7	0
	DFB Pokal	4	4	0	1	1	0
15/16	Hamburg	23	22	0	1	2	0
	Bundesliga	22	21	0	1	2	0
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	Stuttgart	19	18	1	1	0	0
	Bundesliga	18	17	1	1	0	0
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	0	0	0
13/14	Stuttgart	32	30	0	2	4	0
	Bundesliga	28	26	0	2	4	0
	DFB Pokal	2	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
12/13	Stuttgart K	41	40	1	3	5	1
	Bundesliga	27	27	0	0	5	1
	DFB Pokal	4	3	0	1	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	10	10	1	2	0	0
11/12	Stuttgart K	14	14	0	5	1	0
	Bundesliga	14	14	0	5	1	0
2011	Albirex	25	23	1	2	0	0
	J.League	25	23	1	2	0	0
2010	Albirex	31	28	0	1	2	0
	J.League	31	28	0	1	2	0
2009	Albirex	17	5	0	0	1	0
	J.League	17	5	0	0	1	0
Total		564	515	16	42	42	2

National Team Career

Gotoku Sakai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11	A
2018	Japan	14	12	0
	World Cup	1	1	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	8	8	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	3	0
2017	Japan	2	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1
2016	Japan	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
2015	Japan	6	6	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
	AFC Asian Cup	4	4	0
2014	Japan	8	6	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	7	5	0
2013	Japan	8	4	1
	Int. Friendly Games	8	4	1
2012	Japan	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0
Total		41	31	2

National Youth Team Career

Gotoku Sakai career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2012	Japan	4	2
	Olympic Tournament	4	2
2011	Japan	4	3
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3
Total		8	5

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2019-Today	Kobe	261	241	12	23
2015-2019	Hamburg	124	116	1	5
2011-2015	Stuttgart	106	102	2	11
2009-2011	Albirex	73	56	1	3

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2012-2018	Japan	41	31	0	2

National Youth Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2012	Japan	4	2	0	0
2011	Japan	4	3	0	0

General Statistics

- Goals

- Assists

7.0 Avg. Pts

2 Matches

2 Starting XI

139 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.65

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.84

Sep

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Nov

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Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.3

7.7

6.8

6.7

6.2

7.0

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%44
Assists	-	%48
Goal Contribution	-	%44
Expected Goals (xG)	0.03	%54
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%30
Big Chances Created	-	%40
Big Chances Missed	-	%50
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	1	%60
Shots on Target	-	%38
Shots off Target	1	%22
Blocked Shots	-	%62
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	76.3%	%30
Passes	76	%61
Accurate Passes	58	%57
Key Passes	-	%22
Passes in Final Third	16	%94
Chances Created	-	%22
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	37.5%	%58
Long Balls	8	%50
Accurate Long Balls	3	%57
Cross Accuracy %	33.3%	%61
Crosses	3	%50
Accurate Crosses	1	%59
Defense
Clearances	4	%55
Interceptions	3	%93
Tackles	7	%91
Individual
Touches	130	%86
Dribbles	2	%73
Successful Dribbles	-	%23
Successful Dribble %	0%	%15
Duels	17	%90
Duels Won %	64.7%	%67
Duels Won	11	%94
Possession Lost	27	%30
Dispossessed	1	%25
Offsides	-	%50
Fouls Won	2	%70
Free Kicks Taken	2	%70
Discipline
Fouls	1	%43
Yellow Cards	-	%50
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
13.08.19	Hamburg	Kobe	500k €
05.07.15	Stuttgart	Hamburg	700k €
30.06.13	Albirex	Stuttgart	1.2M €
29.06.13	Stuttgart	Albirex	Loan Return
02.01.12	Albirex	Stuttgart	Kiralık 300k €

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Japanese champion	3	Vissel Kobe	2026 2024 2023
J. League Best XI	1		2023
Japanese Super Cup winner	1	Vissel Kobe	2020
Japanese cup winner	2	Vissel Kobe	2024 2019
J1 League 100 Year Vision League winner	1		25/26

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