Daisuke Sakata

Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke, born January 16, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Daisuke Sakata
坂田 大輔
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Sakata
Date of birth (1983-01-16) January 16, 1983
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998 Yokohama Flügels
1999–2000 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos 247 (46)
2011 Aris Thessaloniki 6 (0)
2011 FC Tokyo 10 (1)
2012–2017 Avispa Fukuoka 201 (30)
Total 464 (77)
National team
2003 Japan U-20 4 (4)
2006 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth player when both teams merged in 1999. He was promoted to the top team in 2001. His first league appearance came on June 16, 2001 in a 0-2 defeat by FC Tokyo at the International Stadium Yokohama. His first league goal came on August 18, 2001 when he scored the lone goal against Kashiwa Reysol at Kashiwanoha Stadium. He became a regular player from 2003. The club won the champions 2003 and 2004 J1 League.

Sakata joined Superleague Greece side Aris Thessaloniki in 2011 after ten years at Yokohama F. Marinos[1] but only stayed for a short time before returning to FC Tokyo for the 2nd half of the season.

In January 2012 it was announced he had signed for Avispa Fukuoka in J2 League. Avispa won the 3rd place in 2015 J2 League and was promoted to J1 League. However Avispa finished at the bottom place in 2016 J1 League and was relegated to J2 in a year. He opted to retire end of 2017 season.[2]

National team career

He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 AFC Youth Championship in Qatar. The team finished runners-up and was qualified for the 2003 World Youth Championship.

At the World Youth Championship hosted by United Arab Emirates, he scored 4 goals in the tournament including against South Korea at knockout stage and became one of the top scorers along with Fernando Cavenaghi (Argentine), Dudu (Brazil) and Eddie Johnson (United States). The team exited at the quarter final stage after beaten by Brazil.

He made his full international debut for Japan on August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo National Stadium when he replaced Alessandro Santos in the 86th minute.[3]

Personal life

Sakata married actress and TV Tarento Sayaka Fukuoka in February 2009.

Club statistics

[4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
2001Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League1120050-162
20021912100-212
20032561061-327
200428101151413813
2005295204121377
20061943220-246
200734102293-4515
20083213071-422
200930632101-439
20102011040-251
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2011Aris ThessalonikiSuperleague6060
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
2011FC TokyoJ2 League10120121
2012Avispa FukuokaJ2 League40810418
20134011004011
201431510325
201535330383
2016J1 League2420050292
2017J2 League31100311
Total Japan 458772585786254695
Greece 6060
Career total 464772585786255295

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200610
Total10

Honors and awards

Team honors

Yokohama F. Marinos

Personal awards

References

  1. "Daisuke Sakata signs for ARIS FC". Aris Thessaloniki. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
  3. "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
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