Goson Sakai

Goson Sakai
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-20) March 20, 1996
Place of birth Sanjō, Niigata, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2011–2013 Albirex Niigata Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Albirex Niigata 2 (0)
2014–2015 → J.League U-22 (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Fukushima United (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 LSK Hansa 45 (5)
2019–2021 VfR Aalen 52 (4)
2021–2022 FV Illertissen 35 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place2012 Iran
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2022

Goson Sakai (酒井 高聖, Sakai Gōson; born March 20, 1996) is a Japanese retired[1] football player. He is the younger brother of Gōtoku and Noriyoshi Sakai.

Early life

Sakai was born to a German mother and a Japanese father.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2016.[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2014Albirex NiigataJ1 League0000–00
201500200020
Total 00200020

References

  1. ↑ Goson Sakai Personal Instagram announcing his retirement, ", 4 June 2024, Japan
  2. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 263 out of 289)