Yuki Sakai
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| Date of birth | January 10, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mynavi Sendai Ladies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Keimei Gakuin High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Tasaki Perule FC | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Mynavi Vegalta Sendai | 119 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | AC Nagano Parceiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Mynavi Sendai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 172 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Japan U-20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuki Sakai (坂井 優紀, Sakai Yuki; born January 10, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies in the WE League and has also played for the Japan national team.
Club career
Sakai was born in Chiba Prefecture on January 10, 1989. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2007. After the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. In 2012, she moved to new club Vegalta Sendai (later Mynavi Vegalta Sendai).[1]
National team career
In November 2008, Sakai was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2008 U-20 World Cup.[2] In March 2011, she was selected for the Japan national team for 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 9, she debuted against Sweden.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ↑ FIFA
- ↑ List of match in 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
- Yuki Sakai – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yuki Sakai at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Football people from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Tasaki Perule FC players
- INAC Kobe Leonessa players
- Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies players
- Women's association football defenders
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup players
- Japanese women's football biography stubs