Gōtoku Sakai
Gōtoku Sakai is an American-born Japanese footballer, born on 14 March 1991 in New York City, United States. Sakai plays as a right-back]] for Vissel Kobe. Sakai has scored 12 goals in 575 games for club and country and has won 6 trophies, including 3 league titles.
Sakai's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 533 | 12 |
| Japan | 42 | 0 |
| Total | 575 | 12 |
Goals per game: 0.02.
Sakai's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 6
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 3
- Individual awards: 1
Vissel Kobe
- J1 League: 2 (2023, 2024)
- Emperor's Cup: 2 (2019, 2024)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2020)
- J1 100 Year Vision League: 1 (2026)
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 1 (2023)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2009–2013: Albirex Niigata, 74 games, 1 goal
- 2012–2013: VfB Stuttgart (loan), 28 games, 0 goals
- 2013–2015: VfB Stuttgart, 43 games, 1 goal
- 2015–2019: Hamburger SV, 112 games, 1 goal
- 2019–: Vissel Kobe, 219 games, 9 goals
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Club stats as of 10 August 2026.