Quick Facts
Biography
Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke, born January 16, 1983 in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.
Career
He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth player when both teams merged in 1999. He was promoted to the top team in 2001. His first league appearance came on June 16, 2001 in a 0-2 defeat by F.C. Tokyo at the International Stadium Yokohama. His first league goal came on August 18, 2001 when he scored the lone goal against Kashiwa Reysol at Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium.
He was a member of the Japan team for the 2002 AFC Youth Championship in Qatar. The team finished runners-up and was qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
At the World Youth Championship hosted by United Arab Emirates, he scored 4 goals in the tournament including the winner against England at the group stage and became one of the top scorers along with Fernando Cavenaghi (Argentine), Dudu (Brazil) and Eddie Johnson (U.S.A.). The team exited at the quarter final stage after beaten by Brazil.
He made his full international debut for Japan on August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he replaced Alex in the 86th minute.
Sakata joined Greek Superleage side Aris FC in 2011 after ten years at Yokohama F. Marinos but only stayed for a short time before returning to F.C. Tokyo for the 2nd half of the season.
In January 2012 it was announced he had signed for Avispa Fukuoka.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J. League Division 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2004 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 13 | ||
| 2005 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2006 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2007 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - | 45 | 15 | |||
| 2008 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | 43 | 9 | |||
| 2010 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 25 | 1 | |||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Aris FC | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | F.C. Tokyo | J. League Division 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Avispa Fukuoka | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 41 | 8 | |||
| 2013 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 11 | ||||
| 2014 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Japan | 368 | 71 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 87 | |
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 374 | 60 | 20 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 448 | 87 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honors and awards
Team honors
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- J. League: 2003, 2004
- J. League Cup: 2001
- Japanese Super Cup: 2004, 2005
Personal awards
- 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship: Silver Shoe
- J. League Fair Play Player Award: 2007
Personal life
He married actress and TV Tarento Sayaka Fukuoka in February 2009．