Auckland FC

Hiroki Sakai

Defender#2

Key facts

Age: 36
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #2
Born: 12/4/1990
Position: Defender
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 A-League Men	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Compare SakaiStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 A-League MenAuckland FC	4	1	0	1	1	352	0	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	5	0
2025-26 A-League MenAuckland FC	22	0	2	9	2	1,566	5	0	0	22	4	22	19	0	12	0
2024-25 A-League MenAuckland FC	25	3	4	13	6	2,194	2	0	0	25	0	18	17	0	27	0
2024 J1 LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds	10	1	0	1	1	558	0	0	0	9	4	0	0	0	9	0
2023 J1 LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds	25	2	–	–	–	2,082	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 AFC Champions League EliteUrawa Red Diamonds	2	0	0	1	0	108	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
2022 AFC Champions League EliteUrawa Red Diamonds	8	0	1	7	2	699	0	0	0	8	0	6	7	0	4	0
2022 FIFA World CupJapan	2	0	0	1	0	119	0	0	1	2	1	3	1	0	1	0
2022 International FriendlyJapan	2	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022 J1 LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds	20	–	–	–	–	1,536	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	2	–	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	4	–	–	–	–	315	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020-21 Ligue 1Marseille	29	0	1	2	0	2,385	6	1	2	29	3	42	16	0	36	0
2020-21 UEFA Champions LeagueMarseille	6	0	0	0	0	540	1	0	0	6	0	6	2	0	13	0
2019-20 Ligue 1Marseille	21	0	0	2	0	1,621	3	0	0	21	2	24	12	0	19	0
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	4	1	–	–	–	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018-19 Ligue 1Marseille	27	1	4	6	3	2,373	3	0	1	27	1	32	25	0	32	0
2019 AFC Asian CupJapan	6	0	0	1	0	523	3	0	0	6	0	11	6	0	5	0
2018-19 UEFA Europa LeagueMarseille	4	0	0	1	1	360	1	0	1	4	0	4	2	0	8	0
2018 FIFA World CupJapan	4	0	0	2	0	360	0	0	1	4	0	0	4	0	7	0
2017-18 Ligue 1Marseille	33	0	3	3	1	2,523	1	0	2	33	3	24	27	0	36	0
2017-18 UEFA Europa LeagueMarseille	14	1	1	4	3	1,125	1	0	1	10	2	6	3	0	8	0
2017 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	4	–	–	–	–	346	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016-17 Ligue 1Marseille	35	0	2	3	1	3,014	6	0	2	35	1	45	19	0	35	0
2016 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	5	–	–	–	–	450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015-16 BundesligaHannover 96	26	1	0	11	3	2,295	1	0	0	26	1	27	22	0	51	0
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	3	–	–	–	–	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014-15 BundesligaHannover 96	27	0	0	0	0	2,322	5	1	3	27	0	33	31	0	42	0
2013-14 BundesligaHannover 96	26	1	0	2	2	2,264	7	0	0	26	0	19	31	0	41	0
2012-13 BundesligaHannover 96	13	0	0	1	1	711	3	0	0	13	5	13	12	0	18	0
2012-13 UEFA Europa LeagueHannover 96	3	0	0	0	0	193	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	2	0
Career31 seasons	416	12	18	71	27	33,782	49	2	14	343	28	338	262	0	413	0

Recent games

Nov '267
v Wellington Phoenix
1 FC · 1 FA
D 0-0
Oct '2630
@ Brisbane Roar FC
1 G · 1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FA
D 1-1
Oct '2624
@ Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 FA
L 5-2
Oct '2617
v Melbourne City FC
Did not record a stat
W 3-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Game
7 Nov v Wellington PhoenixD 0-0 7 Nov	0	0	0	90	1	1	1	0
30 Oct @ Brisbane Roar FCD 1-1 30 Oct	1	1	1	90	1	0	1	1
24 Oct @ Western Sydney Wanderers FCL 2-5 24 Oct	0	0	0	82	1	0	1	3
17 Oct v Melbourne City FCW 3-1 17 Oct	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	1

Splits, A-League Men

Split
AwayHome or away, 13W	27	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	78.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.9	0.8
HomeHome or away, 13W	24	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	83.5	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	1.0
WinsResult, 26W	26	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.2	80.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.7	0.8	0.2
DrawsResult, 0W	16	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.3	85.9	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.8	1.3
LossesResult, 0W	9	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	72.8	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.0
Regular seasonStage, 26W	51	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.2	80.6	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.9
Melbourne VictoryOpponent, 2W	6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	87.3	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.7
Sydney FCOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	89.8	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.2	0.8
Adelaide United FCOpponent, 2W	5	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.6	61.8	0.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.0
Melbourne City FCOpponent, 3W	5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	76.8	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.8
Wellington PhoenixOpponent, 4W	5	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	86.2	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.4
Western Sydney Wanderers FCOpponent, 3W	5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	75.8	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8
Brisbane Roar FCOpponent, 3W	4	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.5	89.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3
Central Coast Mariners FCOpponent, 2W	4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	71.3	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.0
Macarthur FCOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.7
Perth Glory FCOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	76.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0
Western UnitedOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	2.7
Newcastle JetsOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0
Go Media Stadium, AucklandGround, 13W	24	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	83.5	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	1.0
AAMI Park, MelbourneGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	90.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.7
Allianz Stadium, SydneyGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	1.3
CommBank Stadium, SydneyGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	66.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.0
Suncorp Stadium, BrisbaneGround, 2W	3	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.7	88.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3
HBF Park, PerthGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.5
Hindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	57.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	0.0	0.0
Ironbark Fields, MelbourneGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.0
Melbourne Rectangular StadiumGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Sky Stadium, WellingtonGround, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	80.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, SydneyGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.0
Central Coast Stadium, New South WalesGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Leichhardt Oval, SydneyGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South WalesGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
polytec Stadium, New South WalesGround, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0

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Hiroki Sakai

Key facts

Official profile

Career stats

Season

Every game we hold

Recent games

Game log, 2026-27 A-League Men

Splits, A-League Men