Hiroki Sakai

jp
H. Sakai
74

6.07

M.€

2

33

years

RB

Profile of Hiroki Sakai

Season 2023/24

Competitive matches
9
Matches
played
631'
Minutes
played
1
0.14
Goals/90'
1/0
0.14
Cards/90'
H. Sakai
Hiroki Sakai
33
years
JPN
Japan
70
kgs
Def
position
185
cms
2
shirt number
6.07
M.€
74
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
Urawa Reds Urawa Reds
Current competition
J1 League J1 League
Previous club
Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille
Previous competition
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
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
J1 League
25%
Wins
1 W
2 D
1 L
Club WorldCup
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
League Cup
0%
Wins
AFC Champions
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
AFC Champions League Qualification
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 5 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
10
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo 5 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1
11
Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare 5 4 1 2 1 8 8 0
12
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds 5 4 1 2 1 6 7 -1
13
Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka 5 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1
14
Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga 4 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1
Position on the pitch
Main position
Right-back 88%
Other positions
  • Left-back 12%
RB
LB
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

72
pace
57
shot
65
pass
67
Dribbling
58
defence
74
Stamina

Rating progression

74 ▼ -1
1446 10
5701 12
1291 12
5117 16
4522 21
Highest value in career
80 (2019)
Rankings
General
2173º
Age
89º
By country
41º 41º
By position
813º D
By position
162º RB RB

Evolution of market value

6 M€ ▼ -2.1
1446 10
5701 12
1291 12
5117 16
4522 21
Highest value in career
20.01M (2019)
Rankings
General
3615º
Age
67º
By country
96º 96º
By position
1371º D
By position
302º RB RB
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Sarcle Co. Ltd.
Start of contract
12/07/2021
End of contract
31/01/2025
LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
28/03/2028

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
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
09/10 01/07/2009
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
Mogi Mirim
Mogi Mirim
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Current season 9
1
0.11
75
Calendar year 4
1
0.25
74
Last 6 months 13
4
0.31
75
Last 365 days 37
7
0.19
75
Last 3 years 109
16
0.15
76
Last 5 years 185
32
0.17
77
Career 529
0.17
73

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds
2023/24
9 1 0 1 0 9 7 2 631' 33 5.9 75
J1 League
J1 League
4 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 360' 33 6.3 74
Club WorldCup
Club WorldCup
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 74' 33 4.5 75
AFC Champions
AFC Champions
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 107' 33 5.3 75
AFC Champions League Qualification
AFC Champions League Qualification
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 33 5.5 75
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 77
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille
2020/21
38 0 1 7 1 38 34 4 3151' 31 6.4 76

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Scholz
D
A. Scholz
82
1
S. Nishikawa
GK
S. Nishikawa
80
1
M. Høibråten
D
M. Høibråten
78
1
Atsuki Ito
MF
Atsuki Ito
75
0
Ken Iwao
MF
Ken Iwao
75
0
S. Gustafson
MF
S. Gustafson
73
1
T. Sekine
D
T. Sekine
73
1
Y. Koizumi
MF
Y. Koizumi
71
0
R. Watanabe
D
R. Watanabe
70
0
Kaito Yasui
MF
Kaito Yasui
69
8
R. Inoue
D
R. Inoue
69
0
Thiago Santana
F
Thiago Santana
68
-2
H. Ishihara
D
H. Ishihara
68
-3
T. Okubo
F
T. Okubo
68
1
Y. Matsuo
F
Y. Matsuo
66
-2
B. Linssen
F
B. Linssen
66
-2
O. Solbakken
F
O. Solbakken
63
-4
S. Koroki
F
S. Koroki
62
-5
T. Ugajin
D
T. Ugajin
60
0

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 89 79 7049' 5 13
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
3 69 65 5917' 5 14
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
6 105 99 8849' 6 18
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 92 86 7594' 2 18
AFC Champions
AFC Champions
3 17 16 1406' 2 2
Europa League
Europa League
3 16 14 1254' 1 3

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
89
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol
3 season
5
69
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II
1 season
0
1

For the national team

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 77
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 77
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 76
Japan U23
Japan 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 79

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
S. Kagawa
MF
S. Kagawa
86
0
Wataru Endo
MF
Wataru Endo
83
0
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
82
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
82
0
S. Okazaki
F
S. Okazaki
82
0
K. Honda
MF
K. Honda
82
0
M. Yoshida
D
M. Yoshida
81
0
E. Kawashima
GK
E. Kawashima
81
0
Y. Osako
F
Y. Osako
81
0
Makoto Hasebe
D
Makoto Hasebe
81
0
S. Nishikawa
GK
S. Nishikawa
81
0
T. Minamino
F
T. Minamino
79
0
T. Makino
D
T. Makino
79
0
H. Kiyotake
MF
H. Kiyotake
79
0
G. Haraguchi
MF
G. Haraguchi
78
0
T. Inui
F
T. Inui
78
0
H. Yamaguchi
MF
H. Yamaguchi
77
0
G. Sakai
D
G. Sakai
77
0
M. Morishige
D
M. Morishige
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Japan
Japan
11 73 58 5252' 2 10
Japan U23
Japan 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
    09/10
  • Japanese champion
    Japanese champion
    2011
  • 2
    Japanese Super Cup winner
    Japanese Super Cup winner
    2022
  • Europa League runner-up
    Europa League runner-up
    17/18
  • Japanese cup winner
    Japanese cup winner
    2021

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Best performances