is a Japanese professional
footballer
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who plays for
J.League
The , officially is Japan's professional football league including the first division J1 League, second division J2 League and third division J3 League of the Japanese association football league system. J1 League is one of the most successfu ...
club
Nagoya Grampus.
A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although
left wing
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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. He made his J. League debut on 7 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi against
Omiya Ardija.
Club statistics
References
External links
Profile at Nagoya Grampus*
1992 births
Living people
Association football people from Niigata Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Albirex Niigata players
Avispa Fukuoka players
Fagiano Okayama players
Omiya Ardija players
Nagoya Grampus players
Japanese people of German descent
Men's association football forwards
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