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Overview
Gotoku Sakai (born March 14, 1991) is a professional football player who competes for Japan in World Cup soccer. Gotoku Sakai is a defender and is 5'8" and weighs 163 pounds. Japan was in Group E for World Cup 2010. In January 1991 Sakai moved to Aichi, Japan. The following spring Sakai, like his father, went through one of the most difficult...more
Gotoku Sakai (born March 14, 1991) is a professional football player who competes for Japan in World Cup soccer. Gotoku Sakai is a defender and is 5'8" and weighs 163 pounds. Japan was in Group E for World Cup 2010. In January 1991 Sakai moved to Aichi, Japan. The following spring Sakai, like his father, went through one of the most difficult training camps they had ever played in. At that time Sak...
- Date of birth: ( 1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 29)
- Place of birth: New York City, United States
- Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Playing position(s): Full-back
- Current team: Vissel Kobe
- Number: 24
- 2006–2008: Albirex Niigata
- Years: Team Apps (Gls)
- 2009–2011: Albirex Niigata 74 (1)
- 2011–2015: VfB Stuttgart 87 (1)
- 2015–2019: Hamburger SV 96 (1)
- 2019–: Vissel Kobe 26 (0)
- 2009–2010: Japan U20 7 (2)
- 2011–2012: Japan U23 13 (0)
- 2012–2018: Japan 42 (0)
