Daisuke Sakai

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Daisuke Sakai
坂井 大将
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Sakai
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 PSM Makassar
Number 10
Youth career
Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Oita Trinita 19 (0)
2015 → J.League U-22 (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Tubize (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Albirex Niigata (loan) 8 (0)
2019 → Thespa Gunma (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Gainare Tottori (loan) 27 (6)
2021–2022 Samut Prakan City 28 (4)
2022–2023 Customs United 37 (10)
2023–2024 Kerala Blasters 21 (3)
2024– PSM Makassar 35 (4)
International career
2013 Japan U17 4 (1)
2014–2016 Japan U19 8 (0)
2017 Japan U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2016 Bahrain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025

Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke; born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club PSM Makassar.

Club career

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Youth and early career

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Oita Trinita: Several loan spells

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Sakai spent his youth career at Oita Trinita. After coming up through various ranks, he was promoted into senior team of the club in 2014. He spent loan spells at different clubs including the Japanese clubs Albirex Niigata, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Gainare Tottori and the Belgian side Tubize.[1]

Samut Prakan Citya

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In June 2021, Sakai ended his six-year association with Oita Trinita and signed for the Thai League 1 club Samut Prakan City. He made 28 appearances for the club in the league and scored 4 goals.[2]

Customs United

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In July 2022, Sakai signed for the Thai League 2 club Customs United. He played in 37 games and scored 10 goals.[3]

Kerala Blasters

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On 2 September 2023, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Sakai. With this move, he became the first Japanese player to sign with the club.[4] Sakai made his debut for the club on 21 September, in the season opener against Bengaluru at home, which the Blasters won 2–1.[5] He provided his first assist for the club on 27 October against Odisha and helped in a 2–1 victory.[6] On 4 November, Sakai scored his debut goal for the Blasters during the match against East Bengal in the 32nd minute and helped them in 1–2 victory away from home.[7]

International career

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In October 2013, Sakai was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and scored a goal against Tunisia. In May 2017, he was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as defensive midfielder.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 November 2025[8][9][10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goal Apps Goals
Oita Trinita 2014 J2 League 0 0 1 1 — — 1 1
2015 J2 League 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2016 J3 League 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0
2017 J2 League 4 0 2 1 — — 6 1
Total 19 0 7 2 — — 26 2
J.League U-22 (loan) 2015 J3 League 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Tubize (loan) 2017–2018 Belgian First Division B 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Albirex Niigata (loan) 2018 J2 League 8 0 2 1 — 2[b] 0 12 1
Thespa Gunma (loan) 2019 J3 League 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Gainare Tottori (loan) 2020 J3 League 27 6 0 0 — — 27 6
Samut Prakan City 2021–22 Thai League 1 28 4 2 0 — — 30 4
Customs United 2022–23 Thai League 2 37 10 1 0 — — 38 10
Kerala Blasters 2023–24 Indian Super League 21 3 — — — 21 3
PSM Makassar 2024–25 Liga 1 29 3 — — 5[c] 1 34 4
2025–26 Liga 1 6 1 — — 0 0 6 1
Career total 191 27 12 3 — 7 1 210 31
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Thai FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in ASEAN Club Championship

Honours

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Japan U19

References

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