Hiroki Sakai
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Sakai With Marseille in 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hiroki Sakai | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kashiwa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Auckland FC | |||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Mogi Mirim | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Kashiwa Reysol | 51 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Hannover 96 | 92 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Marseille | 145 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 69 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Auckland FC | 34 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Japan U23 | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Japan Olympic (O.P.) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2022 | Japan | 74 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Hiroki Sakai (酒井 宏樹, Sakai Hiroki; pronounced [sakai̯ hiɾoki]; born 12 April 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back and the inaugural captain for A-League club Auckland FC.