Akihiro Sakata — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

7

clubs played for

2006

debut season

0.04

goals / match

Oita Trinita

top club · 135 apps

Career highs

€400k

peak value · 2013

—

top transfer fee

4

best season · 2012

—

int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Lasse Rostholm

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Tiago Lopes

Defender - Right-Back · Retired

Darío Cvitanich

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Alberoni

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired

Shares 1984-05-16 · 6 players total

272Appearances

12Goals

3Assists

22Yellow cards

0Red cards

69Full matches (90′)

Full name	Akihiro Sakata
Name in home country	阪田章裕
Date of birth	1984-05-16 (42 yrs)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Position	Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot	right
Height	178.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2023-02-01
Contract expires	—

Feb 2023

Transfer: Bombon. Gifu → Retired

22/23 · Transfer

Sep 2022

Transfer: Without Club → Bombon. Gifu

22/23 · Transfer

Feb 2022

Transfer: Suzuka PG → Without Club

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

2021 — Suzuka Point Getters

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2021

Transfer: Without Club → Suzuka PG

20/21 · Transfer

Feb 2021

Transfer: Fukushima Utd. → Without Club

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

2020 — Fukushima United

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2019

2019 — Fukushima United

29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2018

2018 — Fukushima United

29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2018

Transfer: Nagano Parceiro → Fukushima Utd.

17/18 · Transfer

Jul 2017

2017 — Nagano Parceiro

12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2016

2016 — Nagano Parceiro

33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2016

Transfer: Oita Trinita → Nagano Parceiro

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

2015 — Oita Trinita

15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

2014 — Oita Trinita

30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2013

2013 — Oita Trinita

27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2012

2012 — Oita Trinita

43 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2011

2011 — Oita Trinita

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Feb 2011

Transfer: Shonan Bellmare → Oita Trinita

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2010

2010 — Shonan Bellmare

12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Feb 2010

Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Shonan Bellmare

09/10 · Transfer

Jan 2010

Transfer: Shonan Bellmare → Cerezo Osaka

09/10 · Return from loan

Jul 2009

2009 — Shonan Bellmare

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2009

Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Shonan Bellmare

08/09 · Loan

Jul 2008

2008 — Cerezo Osaka

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2007

2007 — Cerezo Osaka

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Feb 2007

Transfer: Ritsumeikan Uni → Cerezo Osaka

06/07 · Transfer

Jul 2006

2006 — Ritsumeikan University

1 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €400k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Suzuka Point Getters 0.0%

Fukushima United 0.0%

Nagano Parceiro 21.0%

Oita Trinita 78.3%

Shonan Bellmare 0.0%

Cerezo Osaka 0.0%

Ritsumeikan University 0.7%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Suzuka Point Getters	1	2021	2021	5	0	0	0
Fukushima United	3	2018	2020	62	0	2	0
Nagano Parceiro	2	2016	2017	45	2	1	1,311
Oita Trinita	5	2011	2015	135	8	0	4,881
Shonan Bellmare	2	2009	2010	19	0	0	0
Cerezo Osaka	2	2007	2008	5	0	0	0
Ritsumeikan University	1	2006	2006	1	2	0	45

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
2021	Emperor's Cup	Suzuka Point Getters	1	0	0	0	0
2021	Japan Football League	Suzuka Point Getters	4	0	0	0	0
2020	J3 League	Fukushima United	4	0	0	0	0
2019	J3 League	Fukushima United	29	0	1	4	0
2018	J3 League	Fukushima United	29	0	1	2	0
2017	Emperor's Cup	Nagano Parceiro	2	0	0	0	0
2017	J3 League	Nagano Parceiro	10	0	0	2	0
2016	Emperor's Cup	Nagano Parceiro	3	0	0	0	0
2016	J3 League	Nagano Parceiro	30	2	1	3	1,311
2015	Emperor's Cup	Oita Trinita	2	0	0	0	0
2015	J2 League	Oita Trinita	11	1	0	0	877
2015	J2 League relegation	Oita Trinita	2	0	0	0	0
2014	Emperor's Cup	Oita Trinita	2	0	0	0	0
2014	J.League Div.2	Oita Trinita	28	1	0	2	2,072
2013	Emperor's Cup	Oita Trinita	3	0	0	1	0
2013	J. League Cup	Oita Trinita	1	0	0	0	0
2013	J.League Div.1	Oita Trinita	23	2	0	4	1,035
2012	Emperor's Cup	Oita Trinita	1	0	0	0	0
2012	J.League Div.2	Oita Trinita	40	4	0	2	897
2012	J1 Play-off	Oita Trinita	2	0	0	0	0
2011	J.League Div.2	Oita Trinita	20	0	0	1	0
2010	Emperor's Cup	Shonan Bellmare	0	0	0	0	0
2010	J. League Cup	Shonan Bellmare	3	0	0	0	0
2010	J.League Div.1	Shonan Bellmare	9	0	0	0	0
2009	Emperor's Cup	Shonan Bellmare	1	0	0	0	0
2009	J.League Div.2	Shonan Bellmare	6	0	0	0	0
2008	J.League Div.2	Cerezo Osaka	1	0	0	0	0
2007	J.League Div.2	Cerezo Osaka	4	0	0	0	0
2006	Emperor's Cup	Ritsumeikan University	1	2	0	1	45

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
06/07	2007-02-01	Ritsumeikan Uni	Cerezo Osaka	Transfer	0	—
08/09	2009-02-01	Cerezo Osaka	Shonan Bellmare	Loan	0	—
09/10	2010-01-31	Shonan Bellmare	Cerezo Osaka	Return from loan	50000	—
09/10	2010-02-01	Cerezo Osaka	Shonan Bellmare	Transfer	50000	—
10/11	2011-02-01	Shonan Bellmare	Oita Trinita	Transfer	100000	—
15/16	2016-01-06	Oita Trinita	Nagano Parceiro	Transfer	0	—
17/18	2018-01-10	Nagano Parceiro	Fukushima Utd.	Transfer	0	—
20/21	2021-02-01	Fukushima Utd.	Without Club	Transfer	10000	—
20/21	2021-05-06	Without Club	Suzuka PG	Transfer	10000	—
21/22	2022-02-01	Suzuka PG	Without Club	Transfer	10000	—
22/23	2022-09-01	Without Club	Bombon. Gifu	Transfer	10000	—
22/23	2023-02-01	Bombon. Gifu	Retired	Transfer	10000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current—

Peak€400k

Low—

Δ since start−€50k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€10k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Hirotaka Tameda	1	0
Keisuke Shimizu	1	0
Kazushi Mitsuhira	1	0
Takuto Hashimoto	1	0
Hiroki Higuchi	1	1
Masaki Ikeda	1	0
Daiki Hotta	1	0
Yuji Wakasa	1	0
Hayate Take	1	0
Yu Kijima	1	0
Kota Hoshi	1	0
Kazuki Arinaga	2	0
Masaya Matsumoto	1	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
2012	J.League Div.2	Oita Trinita	4	40
2006	Emperor's Cup	Ritsumeikan University	2	1
2013	J.League Div.1	Oita Trinita	2	23

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
2019	J3 League	Fukushima United	1	29
2018	J3 League	Fukushima United	1	29
2016	J3 League	Nagano Parceiro	1	30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
09/10	2010-01-31	Shonan Bellmare	Cerezo Osaka	Return from loan	—	€50k
08/09	2009-02-01	Cerezo Osaka	Shonan Bellmare	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Akihiro Sakata's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Gamba Osaka	6	1	1	4	7	10	-3	17%
Vissel Kobe	6	0	4	2	6	9	-3	0%
Nagoya Grampus	6	0	3	3	2	9	-7	0%
Kawasaki Frontale	6	1	0	5	2	10	-8	17%
Kashima Antlers	6	2	2	2	5	6	-1	33%
Shonan Bellmare	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	67%
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	33%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	1	4	4	11	-7	17%
Vegalta Sendai	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	50%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	6	2	3	1	7	7	0	33%
FC Tokyo	6	1	1	4	5	12	-7	17%
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
2006	Senior debut season
2006	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
2019	29	0	4	0
2018	29	0	2	0
2017	12	0	2	0
2016	33	1,311	3	0.21
2014	30	2,072	2	0.09
2013	27	1,035	5	0.43
2012	43	897	2	0.2
2011	20	0	1	0
2006	1	45	1	2