| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noriyoshi Sakai | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanjō, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward, right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Albirex Niigata | 32 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 76 | (14) |
| 2016 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Omiya Ardija | 63 | (5) |
| 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | (8) |
| 2022– | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 | |||
Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi, born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J.League club Nagoya Grampus. A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although left wing is his preferred position.
He is the younger brother of current Vissel Kobe player and former Albirex Niigata teammate Gotoku Sakai.
On 2 November 2010, Sakai signed for J. League club Albirex Niigata.[1] He made his J. League debut on 7 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Yoshiyuki Kobayashi against Omiya Ardija.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Albirex Niigata | 2011 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 2014 | J2 League | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 10 | |||
| Total | 76 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 17 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 2018 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2021 | J1 League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 210 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 244 | 32 | ||