Naoto Sakurai

Naoto Sakurai (桜井 直人, Sakurai Naoto, born September 2, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Naoto Sakurai
桜井 直人
Personal information
Full name Naoto Sakurai
Date of birth (1975-09-02) September 2, 1975
Place of birth Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Omiya Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Urawa Reds 20 (0)
1999–2004 Tokyo Verdy 116 (23)
2005–2008 Omiya Ardija 50 (9)
Total 186 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Sakurai was born in Saitama on September 2, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Urawa Reds in 1994. He debuted in 1995 and played several matches every season. However could not play many matches. In 1999, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). He became a regular player immediately and played many matches as forward good at dribbling for a long time. In 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Omiya Ardija based in his local. Although he played many matches until 2006, he could hardly play in the match from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1994Urawa RedsJ1 League00000000
19955000-50
199640200060
199720102050
199850103191
199940000040
1999Verdy KawasakiJ1 League1442120185
20001702120211
2001Tokyo VerdyJ1 League2132000233
20022440060304
20031963220248
200421611732910
2005Omiya ArdijaJ1 League1943060284
20062150050265
200770100080
200830200050
Total 1863220535424141

References

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