Gotoku Sakai
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Right Back
Others
Left Back, Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Started
14
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 60%
0.51
xG
2
Goals
10
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 |  Kashima Antlers | L2 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 30 | Kashima Antlers | W5 - 0 | 83 | — | — | 1 | 7.1 |
| May 23 |  Avispa Fukuoka | W0 - 1 | 89 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| May 17 |  V-Varen Nagasaki | D2 - 2 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| May 13 |  Kyoto Sanga FC | W1 - 0 | 76 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| May 10 |  Fagiano Okayama FC | L0 - 3 | 90 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| May 6 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| May 2 |  Gamba Osaka | L5 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Apr 29 |  Cerezo Osaka | D0 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 20 |  Al Ahli | L1 - 2 | 79 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Gotoku Sakai
Gotoku Sakai is a professional 35-year-old footballer who plays as a right back for Vissel Kobe, born on March 13, 1991, who is both-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Gotoku Sakai on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Gotoku Sakai Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current J1 100 Year Vision League campaign, Gotoku Sakai has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 14 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 2 goals and 1 assist to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.
Compared to other right backs in the competition, Gotoku Sakai ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Gotoku Sakai's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- June 6, 2027: null-null vs Kyoto Sanga FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 29, 2027: null-null vs FC Tokyo (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 22, 2027: null-null vs JEF United Chiba (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Tokyo Verdy (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 3, 2027: null-null vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 29, 2027: null-null vs Kashima Antlers (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Avispa Fukuoka (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 17, 2027: null-null vs V-Varen Nagasaki (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Machida Zelvia (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Gotoku Sakai's playing style with FotLive'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 FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Gotoku Sakai currently plays for Vissel Kobe alongside Nanasei Iino, Yuya Kuwasaki, Rikuto Hashimoto, Haruka Motoyama, Makoto Mitsuta, Yusei Ozaki, Mitsuki Hidaka, Kakeru Yamauchi, Niina Tominaga, Shogo Terasaka, Juzo Ura, Shioki Takayama, Justin Homma, Yuya Osako, Kaito Yamada. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Gotoku Sakai's career has also included time at Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, Albirex Niigata, Japan, Japan U23, Japan U20.
On the international stage, Gotoku Sakai has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Gotoku Sakai has won 3 titles: J. League (2024, 2023) with Vissel Kobe, Super Cup (2020) with Vissel Kobe, Emperor Cup (2024, 2019) with Vissel Kobe.
Gotoku Sakai has competed in J. League, J. League Cup, Super Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, 2. Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga, Europa League. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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