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Player ID #7298

Gotoku SAKAI

DefenderJapan GermanyBorn 1991-03-14

🇯🇵Japan
0
World Cup Goals
2
Squad Campaigns
1
Linked National Teams
0
Scoring Matches
2014-2018
Span

Player Profile

Supplement data
Position
DF
No.
21, 3
Born
1991-03-14
Birthplace
New York City, New York, Japan
Citizenship
Japan Germany
Height
176 cm
Foot
right
Current Club
Vissel Kobe
Joined
2019-08-14
Contract
2026-01-31
Agent
Kiot
Latest Market Value
€400.0K
World Cup Performance

Squad Campaign Path

2 Squad Campaigns
World Cup Goals
0
Penalty Goals
0
Scoring Matches
0
Own Goals
0

The matches below are for the player's listed team in that World Cup; they are not verified player appearances.

2018🇯🇵
Japan
#21DF
0World Cup Goals
Matches
4
Team Record
1-1-2
GF/GA
6/7
Scoring Matches
0
2018Group H
Colombia1
Japan2
Tue Jun 19 15:00 UTC+3 · Local timeMordovia Arena · Saransk
1-2
HT
1-1
2H
0-1
FT
1-2
2018Group H
Japan2
Senegal2
Sun Jun 24 20:00 UTC+5 · Local timeEkaterinburg Arena · Yekaterinburg
2-2
HT
1-1
2H
1-1
FT
2-2
2018Group H
Japan0
Poland1
Thu Jun 28 17:00 UTC+3 · Local timeCentral Stadium · Volgograd
0-1
HT
0-0
2H
0-1
FT
0-1
2018Round of 16
Belgium3
Japan2
Mon Jul 2 21:00 UTC+3 · Local timeRostov Arena · Rostov-on-Don
3-2
HT
0-0
2H
3-2
FT
3-2
2014🇯🇵
Japan
#3DFVfB Stuttgart (GER)
0World Cup Goals
Matches
3
Team Record
0-1-2
GF/GA
2/6
Scoring Matches
0

Goal Ledger

0 Goals
No goals are available for this player.

Club Career

Supplement data
Current Club
Vissel Kobe
Latest Market Value
€400.0K
Peak Market Value
€4.0M

Season Performance

16
YearClubStageSquadAppearancesGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
2025Vissel KobeJ. League Cup2200—0/0/0
2025Vissel KobeJ1 League242401—2/0/0
2025Vissel KobeEmperor's Cup1100—0/0/0
24/25Vissel KobeAFC Champions League44103600/0/0
2025Vissel KobeJap. Super Cup1100—0/0/0
2024Vissel KobeJ1 League2828112,4031/0/0
2024Vissel KobeEmperor's Cup4400—0/0/0
2024Vissel KobeJap. Super Cup1100—0/0/0
2023Vissel KobeJ1 League2929211,3004/0/0
2023Vissel KobeEmperor's Cup3300—0/0/0
2023Vissel KobeJ. League Cup1100—0/0/0
2022Vissel KobeJ1 League3434143,0502/0/0
21/22Vissel KobeAFC Champions League6501—0/0/0
2022Vissel KobeJ. League Cup2100—0/0/0
2022Vissel KobeEmperor's Cup3310700/0/0
21/22Vissel KobeAFC CL-Qualification1100—1/0/0

Transfer History

6
DateTransferValueFee
2019-08-14Hamburger SV → Vissel Kobe€1.3M€500.0K
2015-07-06VfB Stuttgart → Hamburger SV€2.0M€700.0K
2013-07-01Albirex Niigata → VfB Stuttgart€4.0M€1.2M
2013-06-30VfB Stuttgart → Albirex Niigata€4.0M€0.0
2012-01-03Albirex Niigata → VfB Stuttgart€1.0M€0.0
2009-02-01Albirex U18 → Albirex Niigata€0.0€0.0

Recent Injuries

10
DateInjuryDays missedGames missed
2025-02-16 → 2025-03-17Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles307
2024-07-01 → 2024-09-09Broken foot7110
2020-03-30 → 2020-04-24Corona virus260
2017-11-22 → 2017-11-25Ill40
2017-02-13 → 2017-02-17muscular problems50
2016-03-07 → 2016-03-10influenza40
2016-02-04 → 2016-02-11Knee problems81
2015-03-19 → 2015-03-19muscular problems10
2013-10-24 → 2013-10-28muscular problems51
2011-01-08 → 2011-02-10Lumbago346

Market Value Timeline

35
€4.0M€3.0M€2.0M€1.0M€0.0Peak Market Value €4.0MLatest Market Value €400.0K200920122015201820212024
2009-06-03 – 2025-05-28

National Team Career

6
TeamPGoalsNo.Debut
#343542021—
#24750420—
#286424012—
#538134012—
#28425300—
#22360200—

Teammates

10
PlayerPPG togetherMinutes together
Hotaru Yamaguchi1.69—
Ryo Hatsuse1.65—
Leo Osaki1.70—
Ryuho Kikuchi1.71—
Sven Ulreich1.33—
Yuta Goke1.68—
Martin Harnik1.36—
Lewis Holtby1.30—
Sergi Samper1.60—
Gideon Jung1.15—
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