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Gōtoku Sakai

Japan · 176 · Born 14 March 1991

Latest recorded appearance

Vissel Kobe · Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus · 31 October 2026

Latest match appearance in our records; this does not confirm the player’s current club.

Seasons

Choose a competition and season for results and statistics. Some seasons may be missing.

2027
2026
2025

Career history

Clubs and national teams

7 teams

Career history available. Last checked UTC.

TEAMSEASONS
Vissel Kobe
  • 2027
  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
Hamburger SV
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
Japan
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
VfB Stuttgart
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
Japan U20
  • 2012
Japan U23
  • 2012
Albirex Niigata
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008

All available years. Some teams or seasons may be missing. Seasons do not confirm transfer dates or appearances. Source: API-Football · As of UTC.

Honours & trophies

Competitions, seasons and finishes

All career years

Some honour details are missing or unconfirmed. Last checked UTC.

COMPETITIONSEASONFINISH
Super CupJapan20252nd Place
Emperor CupJapan2024Winner
J.League World ChallengeWorld20242nd Place
J1 LeagueJapan2024Winner
Super CupJapan20242nd Place
J1 LeagueJapan2023Winner
Super CupJapan2020Winner
Emperor CupJapan2019/2020Winner
Kirin CupWorld20162nd Place
DFB PokalGermany2012/20132nd Place
DFB PokalGermanySeason not reported2nd Place
Emperor CupJapanSeason not reportedWinner
J.League World ChallengeWorldSeason not reported2nd Place
J1 LeagueJapanSeason not reportedWinner
Kirin CupWorldSeason not reported2nd Place
Super CupJapanSeason not reported2nd Place
Super CupJapanSeason not reportedWinner

All available years. Includes wins and other finishes. Undated entries may overlap, so these are not a total trophy count. Source: API-Football · As of UTC.

Transfer history

All available years

Coverage →

History available. Last checked 03/11/2026, 01:41:22 UTC.

DATEFROMTOFEE / STATUS
14 Aug 2019
Hamburger SV
Vissel Kobe
N/A
06 Jul 2015
VfB Stuttgart
Hamburger SV
€ 700K
01 Jul 2013
Albirex Niigata
VfB Stuttgart
€ 1.2M
01 Jan 2012
Albirex Niigata
VfB Stuttgart
Loan

Some transfers or fees may be missing. An unknown fee does not mean a free transfer. Matching reports within seven days are shown once.

Injuries & suspensions

All available years

History available. Last checked 03/11/2026, 11:35:54 UTC.

REASONSTARTEND
Inactive15 May 202516 May 2025
Muscle Injury26 Feb 202527 Mar 2025
Ankle Injury17 Apr 201819 Apr 2018
Muscle Injury14 Feb 201716 Feb 2017
Yellow Cards28 Jan 201703 Feb 2017
Hip Injury24 Jan 201726 Jan 2017

A missing end date does not confirm a current injury. Overlapping absences are not added together.

Match availability

View reports for J1 League 2027

Source: API-Football · Profile updated · About the data