| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naoto Sakurai | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Omiya Higashi High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Urawa Reds | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Tokyo Verdy | 116 | (23) | ||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Omiya Ardija | 50 | (9) | ||||||||
| Total | 186 | (32) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Naoto Sakurai (桜井 直人, Sakurai Naoto, born September 2, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Sakurai was born in Saitama on September 2, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Urawa Reds in 1994. He debuted in 1995 and played several matches every season. However could not play many matches. In 1999, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). He became a regular player immediately and played many matches as forward good at dribbling for a long time. In 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Omiya Ardija based in his local. Although he played many matches until 2006, he could hardly play in the match from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 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 | ||||||
| 1994 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2002 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2003 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2006 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 186 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 241 | 41 | ||
References
External links
- Naoto Sakurai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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