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Gotoku Sakai

Vissel Kobe
Height
24
Shirt
35 years
Mar 14, 1991
Both
Preferred foot
Japan
Country
€229.8K
Transfer value
Position
Primary
Right-back
Others
Left-back
RB
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches91%Shot attempts76%Goals93%
Chances created54%Aerial duels won50%Defensive contributions34%
Transfer value: €229.8K
Highest: €7.5M(Dec 31, 2014)
€7.5M
€5.6M
€3.8M
€1.9M
€0

J. League 100 Year Vision League West 2026

2
Goals
1
Assists
4
Started
5
Matches
359
Minutes played
7.56
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 11

Nagoya Grampus
W3-2
90
1
0
0
0
7.4

Apr 5

Fagiano Okayama FC
W1-4
89
0
0
0
0
7.7

Apr 1

Shimizu S-Pulse
W2-0
1
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 27

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
W2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 13

V-Varen Nagasaki
W2-0
89
1
1
0
0
8.7

Feb 10

FC Seoul
W2-0
90
1
0
0
0
8.6

Feb 6

Kyoto Sanga FC
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Dec 9, 2025

Chengdu Rongcheng FC
D2-2
81
0
0
0
0
7.4

Dec 6, 2025

Kyoto Sanga FC
L2-0
71
0
0
0
0
6.1

Nov 30, 2025

FC Tokyo
D0-0
23
0
0
0
0
6.3
Vissel Kobe

Apr 11

J. League 100 Year Vision League West
Nagoya Grampus
3-2
90‎’‎
7.4

Apr 5

J. League 100 Year Vision League West
Fagiano Okayama FC
1-4
89‎’‎
7.7

Apr 1

J. League 100 Year Vision League West
Shimizu S-Pulse
2-0
1‎’‎
-

Mar 27

J. League 100 Year Vision League West
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2-1
Bench

Feb 13

J. League 100 Year Vision League West
V-Varen Nagasaki
2-0
89‎’‎
8.7
2026

Season shot map

On target: 40%
  • 5Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 0.28xG
3 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.15xG0.72xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 359

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
0.28
xG on target (xGOT)
1.19
Non-penalty xG
0.28
Shots
5
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.57
Successful passes
119
Successful passes %
73.5%
Accurate long balls
10
Accurate long balls %
55.6%
Chances created
5
Big chances created
1

Possession

Duels won
13
Duels won %
48.1%
Aerial duels won
2
Aerial duels won %
33.3%
Touches
289
Touches in opposition box
4
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
3

Defending

Defensive contributions
27
Tackles
8
Interceptions
6
Recoveries
13
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
3
Clearances
13
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
4
xG against while on pitch
3.43

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

News

About

Gotoku Sakai is a 35-year-old football player who plays as a right back for Vissel Kobe, born on March 14, 1991, who is both-footed. Follow Gotoku Sakai on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 J. League 100 Year Vision League West season, Gotoku Sakai has recorded 2 goals, 1 assist, 359 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.56.

Gotoku Sakai scores highly on Rating, Goals, and Assists compared to right backs in the J. League 100 Year Vision League West.

Gotoku Sakai's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Gotoku Sakai's next match is on April 16, 2026 when Vissel Kobe face Al-Sadd in the AFC Champions League Elite.

Explore Gotoku Sakai's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Gotoku Sakai's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Gotoku Sakai currently plays for Vissel Kobe alongside Daiya Maekawa, Nanasei Iino, Matheus Thuler, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Yuta Goke, Takahiro Ogihara, Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuya Osako, Yoshinori Muto, Daiju Sasaki, Takashi Inui, Diego, Caetano, Haruya Ide, Makoto Mitsuta, Shota Arai, Rikuto Hirose, Yuya Kuwasaki, Jean Patrick, Kento Hamasaki, Ren Komatsu, Kakeru Yamauchi, Takuya Iwanami, Richard Monday Ubong, Rikuto Hashimoto, Niina Tominaga, Juzo Ura, Shioki Takayama, Kotaro Uchino, Katsuya Nagato, Justin Homma, Kaito Yamada, Mitsuki Hidaka, David Aizawa, Sota Ito, Taiga Seguchi, Hayato Watanabe, Sota Hara, Yuta Miyahara, Tafuko Satomi, Ryosuke Irie, Sota Onishi, Shuichi Gonda, and Boniface Nduka. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Gotoku Sakai's career has also included time at Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, and Albirex Niigata.

On the international stage, Gotoku Sakai has represented Japan, Japan U23, and Japan U20.

Gotoku Sakai is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Joel Chima Fujita, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuito Suzuki, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Daiki Hashioka, Tomoya Ando, Ao Tanaka, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Kodai Sano, Ryunosuke Sato, Hiroki Ito, Kento Shiogai, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Keisuke Goto. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Gotoku Sakai has won 5 titles: J. League (2024, 2023), Super Cup (2020), and Emperor Cup (2024, 2019) with Vissel Kobe.

Gotoku Sakai has competed in J. League 100 Year Vision League West, League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, 2. Bundesliga, World Cup, and 1. Bundesliga. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Gotoku Sakai, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Gotoku Sakai to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches91%Shot attempts76%Goals93%
Chances created54%Aerial duels won50%Defensive contributions34%

Career

Senior career

Vissel KobeAug 2019 - now
264
12
Hamburger SVJul 2015 - Jun 2019
124
1
VfB StuttgartJul 2013 - Jun 2015
51
1
VfB Stuttgart (on loan)Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
55
1
Albirex NiigataJan 2008 - Dec 2011
78
1

National team

JapanJan 2010 - Aug 2018
43
0
Japan U23Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
4
0
Japan U20May 2012 - Dec 2012
2
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Vissel Kobe

Japan
2
J. League(2024 · 2023)
1
Super Cup(2020)
2
Emperor Cup(2024 · 2019)

News

About

Gotoku Sakai is a 35-year-old football player who plays as a right back for Vissel Kobe, born on March 14, 1991, who is both-footed. Follow Gotoku Sakai on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 J. League 100 Year Vision League West season, Gotoku Sakai has recorded 2 goals, 1 assist, 359 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.56.

Gotoku Sakai scores highly on Rating, Goals, and Assists compared to right backs in the J. League 100 Year Vision League West.

Gotoku Sakai's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Gotoku Sakai's next match is on April 16, 2026 when Vissel Kobe face Al-Sadd in the AFC Champions League Elite.

Explore Gotoku Sakai's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Gotoku Sakai's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Gotoku Sakai currently plays for Vissel Kobe alongside Daiya Maekawa, Nanasei Iino, Matheus Thuler, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Yuta Goke, Takahiro Ogihara, Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuya Osako, Yoshinori Muto, Daiju Sasaki, Takashi Inui, Diego, Caetano, Haruya Ide, Makoto Mitsuta, Shota Arai, Rikuto Hirose, Yuya Kuwasaki, Jean Patrick, Kento Hamasaki, Ren Komatsu, Kakeru Yamauchi, Takuya Iwanami, Richard Monday Ubong, Rikuto Hashimoto, Niina Tominaga, Juzo Ura, Shioki Takayama, Kotaro Uchino, Katsuya Nagato, Justin Homma, Kaito Yamada, Mitsuki Hidaka, David Aizawa, Sota Ito, Taiga Seguchi, Hayato Watanabe, Sota Hara, Yuta Miyahara, Tafuko Satomi, Ryosuke Irie, Sota Onishi, Shuichi Gonda, and Boniface Nduka. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Gotoku Sakai's career has also included time at Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, and Albirex Niigata.

On the international stage, Gotoku Sakai has represented Japan, Japan U23, and Japan U20.

Gotoku Sakai is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Joel Chima Fujita, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuito Suzuki, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Daiki Hashioka, Tomoya Ando, Ao Tanaka, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Kodai Sano, Ryunosuke Sato, Hiroki Ito, Kento Shiogai, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Keisuke Goto. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Gotoku Sakai has won 5 titles: J. League (2024, 2023), Super Cup (2020), and Emperor Cup (2024, 2019) with Vissel Kobe.

Gotoku Sakai has competed in J. League 100 Year Vision League West, League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, 2. Bundesliga, World Cup, and 1. Bundesliga. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Gotoku Sakai, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Gotoku Sakai to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.