Saki Ishizaka

Saki Ishizaka
石坂 咲樹
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 23
Youth career
Teraoka Gallants
2019–2021 Mynavi Sendai
2022–2023 Musashigaoka College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Mynavi Sendai 50 (5)
2026– Paris FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:09, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Saki Ishizaka (石坂 咲樹, Ishizaka Saki; born 24 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Paris FC. She has previously played domestically for WE League club Mynavi Sendai.

Youth career

Ishizaka grew up in Sendai, Japan. She began playing football in elementary school, alongside her older brother. She soon joined local youth club Teraoka Gallants before moving to Mynavi Sendai's youth program in 2019. In her third year at Mynavi Sendai, she helped the club reach the finals of the national youth women's soccer tournament.[1] At the end of her academy career, Ishizaka was not able to win a spot on Sendai's top-flight team.[2] She was nevertheless a member of the club's first-ever academy graduating class.[1]

After discovering that she would not be able to join Mynavi Sendai's professional squad, Ishizaka was reached out to by the coach of Musashigaoka College's team. She then spent two years playing collegiately in the Japanese second division.[1]

Club career

In 2023, Ishizaka re-joined her hometown team Mynavi Sendai, this time as a specially designated player on the club's WE League squad. On 10 December 2023, she recorded her first professional start and goal in a 2–1 victory over RB Omiya Ardija.[2] In the second half of the 2023–24 season, Ishizaka joined Mynavi Sendai as a full member of the squad.[1] She went on to spend two more seasons with the club, totaling 62 appearances in all competitions.[3] In the 2025–26 campaign, she was shifted from a more attacking position to left-back after an injury to Rio Sasaki opened up an opportunity. In the twelfth match of that season, Ishizaka scored directly from a free kick in the 89th minute of a match against Albirex Niigata to nab a 2–1 win for Sendai.[4]

On 18 July 2026, Ishizaka was announced to have signed for French club Paris FC on a three-year deal lasting until 2029.[5]

Personal life

Ishizaka's education at Musashigaoka College earned her accreditation as a registered dietitian and certified general health management instructor.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mynavi Sendai[3] 2023–24 WE League 17 2 — — 17 2
2024–25 15 2 1 0 3 0 19 2
2025–26 18 1 2 0 6 1 26 2
Total 50 5 3 0 9 1 62 6
Paris FC 2026–27 Première Ligue 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 50 5 3 0 9 1 62 6
  1. ↑ Includes Empress's Cup
  2. ↑ Includes WE League Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "【マイヒストリー】石坂咲樹選手" [[My History] Athlete Saki Ishizaka]. マイナビ仙台レディース OFFSTAGE (in Japanese). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "マイナビ仙台、下部組織出身の特別指定選手ＦＷ石坂咲樹が今季本拠チーム初ゴール…初先発で結果" [Mynavi Sendai's Saki Ishizaka—a forward and "specially designated player" hailing from the club's youth system—scored her first goal for the senior team this season, delivering results in her first-ever start.]. スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "石坂 咲樹選手 パリFC(フランス)へ完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of Saki Ishizaka's Permanent Transfer to Paris FC (France)]. マイナビ仙台レディースオフィシャルWEBサイト (in Japanese). 18 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "至高の左足！ マイナビ仙台レディース、石坂咲樹のゴールが最高！ ビューティフル弾で勝利に貢献" [A sublime left foot! Saki Ishizaka of Mynavi Sendai Ladies scores a spectacular goal, contributing to the victory with a beautiful strike.]. フットボールチャンネル (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Saki Ishizaka s'engage avec le Paris FC" [Saki Ishizaka joins Paris FC]. Coeurs de foot. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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