Solomon Sakuragawa

Solomon Sakuragawa
櫻川 ソロモン
Sakuragawa playing for Japan U19 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001
Place of birth Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cerezo Osaka
Number 9
Youth career
JSC Chiba
–2020 JEF United Chiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 JEF United Chiba 79 (13)
2023 → Fagiano Okayama (loan) 29 (4)
2024–2025 Yokohama FC 72 (9)
2026– Cerezo Osaka 21 (9)
International career‡
2018–2019 Japan U18 5 (1)
2019 Japan U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Solomon Sakuragawa (櫻川 ソロモン, Sakuragawa Solomon; born 4 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.[1]

Early life

Sakuragawa was born in Chiba. He is of Nigerian descent.

Career

On 16 December 2019, Sakuragawa was promoted to the first team from the 2020 season.[2] On 10 January 2020, it was announced he would train with RC Celta de Vigo's U19 team for two months.[3] Sakuragawa scored on his league debut for JEF United on 15 July 2020 against Zweigen Kanazawa, scoring in the 23rd minute.[4]

On 14 December 2022, Sakuragawa was announced at Fagiano Okayama on loan.[5] He scored on his league debut for Fagiano on 18 February 2023 against Júbilo Iwata, scoring in the 26th minute.[6]

On 3 January 2024, Sakuragawa signed for Yokohama FC.[7]

On 5 January 2026, Sakuragawa signed for Cerezo Osaka.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2026.[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JEF United Chiba 2020 J2 League 13200–132
2021 J2 League 30410–314
2022 J2 League 36711–378
Total 791321008114
Fagiano Okayama (loan) 2023 J2 League 29422–316
Yokohama FC 2024 J2 League 3752021416
2025 J1 League 3542181456
Total 729411028612
Cerezo Osaka 2026 J1 (100) 83––83
Career total 188298410220635
  1. ↑ Includes Emperors Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "櫻川 ソロモン：セレッソ大阪：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "櫻川ソロモン選手のトップチーム昇格について" [Regarding Sakuragawa Solomon's promotion to the top team]. archive.jefunited.co.jp (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "櫻川ソロモン選手 Real Club Celta de Vigo U-19への練習参加について" [Sakuragawa Solomon to participate in training with Real Club Celta de Vigo U-19]. archive.jefunited.co.jp (in Japanese).
  4. ↑ "Zweigen Kanazawa vs JEF United - 15 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "櫻川ソロモン選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of loan transfer of Sakuragawa Solomon]. www.fagiano-okayama.com (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ "Júbilo Iwata vs Fagiano Okayama - 18 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "櫻川ソロモン選手 ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Sakuragawa Solomon from JEF United Ichihara Chiba]. www.yokohamafc.com (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ "櫻川 ソロモン選手 横浜ＦＣより完全移籍加入について". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA (in Japanese). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "櫻川ソロモン選手 セレッソ大阪へ完全移籍のお知らせ". 横浜FCオフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Solomon Sakuragawa at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Solomon Sakuragawa Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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