Noriyoshi Sakai

Noriyoshi Sakai
酒井宣福
Personal information
Full name	Noriyoshi Sakai
Date of birth	9 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sanjō, Niigata, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender, Forward
Team information
Current team	Omiya Ardija
Number	20
Youth career
2008–2010	Teikyo Nagaoka High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2017	Albirex Niigata
2014–2015	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)
2016	→ Fagiano Okayama (loan)
2018–	Omiya Ardija
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2018

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.

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	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2011	Albirex Niigata	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
2014	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	37	7	1	0	-		38	7
2015	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	39	7	3	3	-		42	10
2016	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	9	0	–		3	0	12	0
2016	Fagiano Okayama	J2 League	6	0	2	0	–		8	0
2017	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	11	1	1	0	2	0	14	1
Total			114	15	9	0	9	0	132	15

References

^ "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "PLAYERS 2013 J.League Division1 Albirex Niigata". J. League. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ 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)
^ 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)

External links

Profile at Omiya Ardija
Profile at Albirex Niigata
Noriyoshi Sakai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[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.{{cite news}}: 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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