Noriyoshi Sakai

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Noriyoshi Sakai
Personal information
Full name Noriyoshi Sakai
Date of birth (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth Sanjō, Niigata, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender, Forward
Club information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2010 Teikyo Nagaoka High school
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Albirex Niigata 23 (0)
2014–2015 Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 76 (14)
2016 Fagiano Okayama (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 5 March 2017 (UTC).

Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi?, born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata. A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although left wing is his preferred position.

He is the younger brother of current Hamburger SV player and former Albirex Niigata teammate Gotoku Sakai.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Updated to 1 March 2015.

Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2011 Albirex Niigata J. 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 J. League 2 37 7 1 0 - 38 7
2015 39 7 3 3 - 42 10
Total 49 7 3 0 4 0 56 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 25 December 2013. 
  2. ^ "PLAYERS 2013 J.League Division1 Albirex Niigata". J. League. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013. 

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