Gōtoku Sakai
Japan | Defender | Vissel Kobe
Gōtoku Sakai, 34, is a footballer from Japan playing as Defender for Vissel Kobe. Sakai was born in New York, USA. In the 2025/26 Super Cup season Sakai has 28 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assists in 2,510 minutes at an average rating of 6.94. Sakai is ranked 12th in the Super Cup Top Scorers list for 2025/26.
Profile
- Full name
- Gōtoku Sakai
- Age
- 34
- Born
- 14 March 1991 | New York | USA
- Nationality
- Japan
- Height
- 176
- Weight
- 74
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- 24
- Current club
- Vissel Kobe
League Rankings
- Super Cup 2025/26 | Top Scorers | Position 12 | 2 goals View the Super Cup top scorers
- Super Cup 2025/26 | Top Assists | Position 13 | 1 assists Visit the Super Cup hub
- Super Cup 2025/26 | Yellow Cards | Position 5 | 4 yellow cards Visit the Super Cup hub
- Super Cup 2025/26 | Red Cards | Position 6 | 0 red cards Visit the Super Cup hub
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Vissel Kobe | Super Cup | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.94 |
Career Transfers
-
14 August 2019
Hamburger SV
to
Vissel Kobe
N/A
-
6 July 2015
VfB Stuttgart
to
Hamburger SV
€ 700K
-
1 July 2013
Albirex Niigata
to
VfB Stuttgart
€ 1.2M
-
1 January 2012
Albirex Niigata
to
VfB Stuttgart
Loan
Honours
- Emperor Cup 2024 : Winner | Japan
- Emperor Cup 2019/2020 : Winner | Japan
- Emperor Cup : Winner | Japan
- J1 League 2024 : Winner | Japan
- J1 League 2023 : Winner | Japan
- J1 League : Winner | Japan
- Super Cup 2020 : Winner | Japan
- Super Cup : Winner | Japan
- DFB Pokal 2012/2013 : 2nd Place | Germany
- DFB Pokal : 2nd Place | Germany
- J.League World Challenge 2024 : 2nd Place | World
- J.League World Challenge : 2nd Place | World
- Kirin Cup 2016 : 2nd Place | World
- Kirin Cup : 2nd Place | World
- Super Cup 2025 : 2nd Place | Japan
- Super Cup 2024 : 2nd Place | Japan
- Super Cup : 2nd Place | Japan
Injury and Suspension History
- Inactive : 15 May 2025 to 16 May 2025
- Muscle Injury : 26 February 2025 to 27 March 2025
- Ankle Injury : 17 April 2018 to 19 April 2018
- Muscle Injury : 14 February 2017 to 16 February 2017
- Yellow Cards : 28 January 2017 to 3 February 2017
- Hip Injury : 24 January 2017 to 26 January 2017
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Gōtoku Sakai play?
Gōtoku Sakai plays as Defender.
Which team does Gōtoku Sakai play for?
Gōtoku Sakai plays for Vissel Kobe in the Super Cup.
How many goals has Gōtoku Sakai scored this season?
Gōtoku Sakai has scored 2 goals in 28 appearances in the Super Cup 2025/26 season.
How old is Gōtoku Sakai?
Gōtoku Sakai is 34 years old and comes from Japan.
Updated: 11 Jun 2026, 11:04 UTC