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Hiroki Sakai

Hiroki Sakai

Defender - Right-Back  at Auckland FC
Age36
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornApril 12, 1990
at Auckland FC 668 days · joined 2024-07-25
👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €500k
Rating · 24/25 6.1 Solid
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Olympique Marseille
top club · 185 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#162
goals rank
#196
assists rank
17
season goals
41
season assists

Among 1,231 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€8.00m
peak value · 2018
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 21/22
3
best season · 24/25
100 / 4
int'l caps / goals
483Appearances
17Goals
41Assists
71Yellow cards
1Red cards
148Full matches (90′)
Full nameHiroki Sakai
Name in home country酒井 宏樹
Date of birth1990-04-12 (36 yrs)
Place of birthNakano, Nagano, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubAuckland FC
Joined2024-07-25
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentSarcle Co. Ltd.
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — Auckland FC
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Urawa Reds → Auckland FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Urawa Red Diamonds
13 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Auckland FC
25 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Urawa Red Diamonds
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Urawa Red Diamonds
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Urawa Red Diamonds
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Marseille → Urawa Reds
21/22 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2021
2021 — Urawa Red Diamonds
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Urawa Red Diamonds
8 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
May 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympique Marseille
38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Olympique Marseille
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Olympique Marseille
32 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Olympique Marseille
50 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Olympique Marseille
40 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Hannover 96 → Marseille
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hannover 96
28 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hannover 96
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hannover 96
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hannover 96, Hannover 96 II
18 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Kashiwa Reysol
20 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Kashiwa Reysol → Hannover 96
12/13 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Kashiwa Reysol
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Kashiwa Reysol
31 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Kashiwa Reysol
12 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2009
Transfer: Mogi Mirim → Kashiwa Reysol
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: Kashiwa Reysol → Mogi Mirim
09/10 · Loan
Feb 2009
Transfer: Reysol U18 → Kashiwa Reysol
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1030 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 0.40/90
89
Assists4 total · 0.53/90
93
G+A7 total · 0.93/90
93
Yellow cards2 total · 0.27/90
53
13,303 min
Minutes played by club
Auckland FC 5.1%
Urawa Red Diamonds 16.4%
Kashiwa Reysol 20.7%
Olympique Marseille 23.6%
Hannover 96 34.3%
Hannover 96 II 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Auckland FC 2 2025 24/25 29 3 5 675
Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2021 23/24 96 5 6 2,181
Kashiwa Reysol 4 11/12 2012 70 5 13 2,750
Olympique Marseille 5 16/17 20/21 185 2 13 3,138
Hannover 96 4 12/13 15/16 102 2 4 4,559
Hannover 96 II 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€2M5€4M7€6M9€8M11/12 — 2 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)211/1212/13 — 2 assists212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Hannover 96)113/1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (Hannover 96)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 1 goals (Olympique Marseille)17/18 — 4 assists517/1818/19 — 1 goals (Olympique Marseille)18/19 — 5 assists618/1919/2020/21 — 1 assists120/212010 — 1 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)2010 — 1 assists220102011 — 9 assists920112012 — 2 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)2012 — 3 assists520122021 — 2 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)220212022 — 1 assists120222023 — 2 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2023 — 1 assists320232024 — 1 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2024 — 2 assists320242025 — 1 assists1202521/22 — 2 assists221/2223/2424/25 — 3 goals (Auckland FC)24/25 — 4 assists724/2511/12 — €1.6M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €3.5M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €8M19/20 — €8M20/21 — €7M21/22 — €4.5M23/24 — €1.7M24/25 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 2211/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212010: 1120102011: 0020112012: 2220122021: 2220212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 1120242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 3324/25

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212010: 1120102011: 9920112012: 3320122021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 2220242025: 11202521/22: 2221/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 4424/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 A-League Fin. Auckland FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 A-League Men Auckland FC 23 3 4 2 0 675
23/24 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 AFC CL-Qualification Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 8 0 2 0 0 0
2025 Australia Cup Auckland FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
2024 Club World Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 10 1 2 1 0 558
2023 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 6 0 1 0 0 0
2023 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 25 2 0 6 0 1,042
2022 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 20 0 0 4 0 0
2022 Jap. Super Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 1 0 0 0
2021 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 14 2 0 0 0 581
2012 Club World Cup Kashiwa Reysol 4 1 0 0 0 397
2012 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 15 1 3 4 0 1,350
2012 Jap. Super Cup Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Emperor's Cup Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 1 0 0
2011 J. League Cup Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 1 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 27 0 9 3 0 0
2010 Emperor's Cup Kashiwa Reysol 3 0 0 1 0 0
2010 J.League Div.2 Kashiwa Reysol 9 1 1 2 0 688
20/21 Champions League Olympique Marseille 6 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 29 0 1 6 1 0
20/21 Trophée des Champions Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 3 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 21 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Olympique Marseille 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 27 1 4 3 0 2,373
17/18 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Olympique Marseille 10 1 1 1 0 765
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Olympique Marseille 4 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 33 0 3 1 0 0
16/17 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 3 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 35 0 2 6 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga Hannover 96 26 1 1 1 0 2,295
15/16 DFB-Pokal Hannover 96 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Hannover 96 27 0 0 5 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal Hannover 96 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Hannover 96 26 1 0 7 0 2,264
13/14 DFB-Pokal Hannover 96 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Hannover 96 13 0 1 3 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal Hannover 96 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Hannover 96 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Hannover 96 1 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Regionalliga Nord Hannover 96 II 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 AFC Champions League Kashiwa Reysol 7 2 0 2 0 315
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2009-02-01 Reysol U18 Kashiwa Reysol Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 Kashiwa Reysol Mogi Mirim Loan 50000
09/10 2009-11-30 Mogi Mirim Kashiwa Reysol Return from loan 50000
12/13 2012-07-01 Kashiwa Reysol Hannover 96 Transfer 2000000 €1.20m
16/17 2016-07-01 Hannover 96 Marseille Transfer 2000000
21/22 2021-07-12 Marseille Urawa Reds Transfer 4000000 €1.50m
24/25 2024-07-25 Urawa Reds Auckland FC Transfer 600000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Calf injury 2019-09-15 2019-09-24 10 3
19/20 Knock 2020-02-21 2020-03-02 11 2
19/20 Ankle surgery 2020-03-17 2020-05-17 62 0
20/21 stomach problems 2021-02-12 2021-02-16 5 1
20/21 Sciatica problems 2021-04-09 2021-04-16 8 1
20/21 Sciatica problems 2021-04-22 2021-05-08 17 2
20/21 Sciatica problems 2021-05-22 2021-05-26 5 1
21/22 Rest 2021-09-03 2021-09-08 6 2
21/22 Metatarsal bruise 2022-03-20 2022-04-07 19 4
21/22 Metatarsal fracture 2022-04-25 2022-06-23 60 15
22/23 Knee problems 2022-07-31 2022-08-07 8 2
22/23 Calf strain 2022-08-26 2022-09-11 17 2
23/24 Meniscus injury 2023-11-06 2023-12-07 32 6
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-11-25 2024-12-04 10 1
24/25 concussion 2025-01-12 2025-01-23 12 2
Current€550k
Peak€8.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€500k
€50k€2.04m€4.03m€6.01m€8.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 #2 8 1 former national player
Team #28642 18 2 former national player
Team #3435 #19 74 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Takahiro Sekine 2 0 0
Yoshio Koizumi 2 0 0
Ken Iwao 2 0 0
Lucas Ocampos 2 2 0
Yuto Nagatomo 2 0 0
Hiroshi Kiyotake 1 0 0
Luiz Gustavo 2 1 0
Frank Anguissa 2 0 0
Maya Yoshida 2 1 0
Florian Thauvin 2 4 0
Atsuki Ito 2 1 0
Alexander Scholz 2 0 0
Boubacar Kamara 2 0 0
Shusaku Nishikawa 2 0 0
Ron-Robert Zieler 1 0 0
Maxime Lopez 2 1 0
Morgan Sanson 2 0 0
Valère Germain 2 3 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
24/25 A-League Men Auckland FC 3 23
11/12 AFC Champions League Kashiwa Reysol 2 7
2023 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 2 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2011 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 9 27
24/25 A-League Men Auckland FC 4 23
18/19 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 4 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2009-11-30 Mogi Mirim Kashiwa Reysol Return from loan €50k
09/10 2009-07-01 Kashiwa Reysol Mogi Mirim Loan €50k

Last 26 matches for Auckland FC while Hiroki Sakai was at the club (joined 2024-07-25). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-03 AUS1 Western United 4–2 Auckland FC Available
2025-04-27 AUS1 Auckland FC 1–0 Perth Glory Available
2025-04-19 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Auckland FC Available
2025-04-12 AUS1 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC Available
2025-04-05 AUS1 Auckland FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2025-03-30 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Auckland FC Available
2025-03-16 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-03-09 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–1 Auckland FC Available
2025-03-01 AUS1 Auckland FC 4–4 Adelaide United Available
2025-02-22 AUS1 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-02-15 AUS1 Western United 0–2 Auckland FC Available
2025-02-01 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–1 Macarthur FC Available
2025-01-26 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Auckland FC Available
2025-01-22 AUS1 Adelaide United 2–2 Auckland FC INJURED concussion
2025-01-18 AUS1 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC INJURED concussion
2025-01-11 AUS1 Perth Glory 1–0 Auckland FC Available
2025-01-01 AUS1 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-12-28 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Auckland FC Available
2024-12-21 AUS1 Auckland FC 0–4 Western United Available
2024-12-15 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC Available
2024-12-07 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-11-30 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Hamstring injury
2024-11-24 AUS1 Macarthur FC 0–1 Auckland FC Available
2024-11-02 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC Available
2024-10-27 AUS1 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC Available
2024-10-19 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Borussia Dortmund 14 4 1 9 17 28 -11 29%
Bayern München 14 1 0 13 6 34 -28 7%
Hertha BSC 12 3 6 3 14 14 0 25%
FC Schalke 04 12 4 2 6 12 20 -8 33%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 10 3 0 7 11 17 -6 30%
Bayer Leverkusen 10 0 4 6 11 20 -9 0%
VfL Wolfsburg 10 4 2 4 13 16 -3 40%
Werder Bremen 10 3 1 6 11 21 -10 30%
1899 Hoffenheim 10 3 1 6 9 18 -9 30%
FC Augsburg 10 2 3 5 10 16 -6 20%
Hamburger SV 10 4 3 3 12 13 -1 40%
1. FSV Mainz 05 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 25 675 2 0 0 0.27
2025 4 0 1 0 0 0
2024 13 558 1 0 0 0.16
2023 32 1,042 6 1 0 0.6
2022 22 0 4 0 0 0
2012 20 1,747 4 0 0 0.21
2011 31 0 5 0 0 0
2010 12 688 3 0 0 0.39
20/21 38 0 7 0 1 0
19/20 25 0 5 1 0 0
18/19 32 2,373 4 0 0 0.15
17/18 50 765 3 0 0 0.35
16/17 40 0 7 0 0 0
15/16 28 2,295 1 0 0 0.04
14/15 29 0 5 1 0 0
13/14 28 2,264 7 0 0 0.28
12/13 18 0 4 0 0 0
11/12 7 315 2 0 0 0.57

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
111 apps
6 G
14 A
A-League Men
23 apps
3 G
4 A
Bundesliga
92 apps
2 G
2 A
AFC Champions League
17 apps
2 G
2 A
Ligue 1
145 apps
1 G
10 A
Europa League
16 apps
1 G
1 A
J.League Div.2
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Club World Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Jap. Super Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Australia Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Hiroki Sakai

Who is Hiroki Sakai?

Hiroki Sakai is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Auckland FC.

How old is Hiroki Sakai?

Hiroki Sakai is 36 years old. He was born on April 12, 1990 in Nakano, Nagano.

What position does Hiroki Sakai play?

Hiroki Sakai plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Hiroki Sakai play for?

Hiroki Sakai currently plays for Auckland FC.

How many career goals has Hiroki Sakai scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hiroki Sakai has scored 17 goals in 483 appearances.

What is Hiroki Sakai's market value?

Hiroki Sakai's most recent reported market value is €500k.