Tatsuya Sakai

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Tatsuya Sakai
坂井 達弥

Personal information
Full name	Tatsuya Sakai
Date of birth	(1990-11-19) 19 November 1990
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
2009–2012	National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Sagan Tosu	25	(0)
2015	→ Matsumoto Yamaga (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)	12	(0)
2017	→ Oita Trinita (loan)	4	(0)
2018–2020	Montedio Yamagata	7	(0)
2020–2021	Samut Prakan City	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Navy (loan)	16	(2)
2021–2022	Navy	22	(0)
National team
2014	Japan	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2022

Biography

Sakai was born in Fukuoka on November 19, 1990. When he played for National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, he also joined J1 League club Sagan Tosu in 2012. He also played for Matsumoto Yamaga FC (2015), V-Varen Nagasaki (2016) and Oita Trinita (2017) on loan. In 2018, he moved to Montedio Yamagata and played for the club for two seasons. In 2020, he moved to Thai League 1 club Samut Prakan City.

On September 5, 2014, Sakai debuted for the Japan national team against Uruguay.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2009	Kanoya Taiiku Daigaku	-	-		3	0	-		3	0
2010		-	-		2	0	-		2	0
2012	Sagan Tosu	J1 League	2	0	-		4	0	6	0
2013			14	0	3	0	4	0	21	0
2014			9	0	1	0	3	0	13	0
2015	Matsumoto Yamaga		3	0	0	0	4	2	7	2
	Sagan Tosu		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016			0	0	–		1	0	1	0
	V-Varen Nagasaki	J2 League	12	0	2	0	–		14	0
2017	Oita Trinita		4	0	2	0	–		6	0
2018	Montedio Yamagata		5	0	3	2	–		8	2
Total			49	0	16	2	16	2	81	4

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
Total	1	0