Akihiro Sakata

Akihiro Sakata
阪田章裕
Personal information
Full name	Akihiro Sakata
Date of birth	16 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Fukushima United FC
Number	3
Youth career
2003–2006	Ritsumeikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Cerezo Osaka
2009–2010	Shonan Bellmare
2011–2015	Oita Trinita
2016–2017	Nagano Parceiro
2018–	Fukushima United FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018

Akihiro Sakata (阪田章裕, Sakata Akihiro, born 16 May 1984 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fukushima United FC in J3 League.^[1]^[2]

Career statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.^[3]^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
2007	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	4	0	0	0	-		4	0
2008	Cerezo Osaka		1	0	0	0	-		1	0
2009	Shonan Bellmare		6	0	1	0	-		7	0
2010	Shonan Bellmare	J1 League	9	0	0	0	3	0	12	0
2011	Oita Trinita	J2 League	20	0	0	0	–		20	0
2012		J2 League	40	4	1	0	–		41	4
2013		J1 League	23	2	3	0	1	0	27	2
2014		J2 League	28	1	2	0	–		30	1
2015		J2 League	11	1	2	0	–		13	1
2016	Nagano Parceiro	J3 League	30	2	3	0	–		33	2
2017	Nagano Parceiro	J3 League	10	0	2	0	–		12	0
Career total			182	10	14	0	4	0	200	10

^ "Stats Centre: Akihiro Sakata Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
^ Japanese league playersYahoo Archived 27 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 264 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 255 out of 289)

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