Ryo Sakai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryo Sakai | ||
| Date of birth | August 9, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | |||
| 1996–1999 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Shonan Bellmare | 55 | (8) |
| 2002 | Montedio Yamagata | 32 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Okinawa Kariyushi FC | ||
| 2004–2005 | Thespa Kusatsu | 41 | (2) |
| 2006–2012 | FC Machida Zelvia | 121 | (25) |
| Total | 249 | (38) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ryo Sakai (酒井 良, Sakai Ryo, born August 9, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career[]
Sakai was born in Sagamihara on August 9, 1977. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2000. He played many matches as forward in first season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2001. In 2002, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata and played many matches. In 2003, he moved to Regional Leagues club Okinawa Kariyushi FC. In October 2004, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Thespa Kusatsu. The club was promoted to J2 from 2005 and he played many matches as offensive midfielder. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Machida Zelvia. He played as regular player for a long time and the club was promoted to JFL from 2009 and J2 from 2012. However he could hardly play in the match in 2012 and retired end of 2012 season.
Club statistics[]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
| 2001 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Okinawa Kariyushi FC | Regional Leagues | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Thespa Kusatsu | Football League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | J2 League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | FC Machida Zelvia | Regional Leagues | 14 | 11 | - | - | 14 | 11 | ||
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2009 | Football League | 30 | 4 | - | - | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2012 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 249 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 39 | ||
References[]
- ^ FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
External links[]
  | This biographical article related to a Japanese association football midfielder born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Tokyo University of Agriculture alumni
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Montedio Yamagata players
- Thespakusatsu Gunma players
- FC Machida Zelvia players
- Association football midfielders
- Japanese football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs