Daisuke Sakata

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Daisuke Sakata
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Sakata
Date of birth	January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16) (age 25)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Yokohama F. Marinos
Number	11
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-	Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)	178 0(38)
National team2
2006	Japan	001 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke^?, born January 16, 1983 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for the J-league club Yokohama F. Marinos. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.

[edit] Career

He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth player when both teams merged in 1999. He was promoted to the top team in 2001. His first league appearance came on June 16, 2001 in a 0-2 defeat by F.C. Tokyo at the International Stadium Yokohama. His first league goal came on August 18, 2001 when he scored the lone goal against Kashiwa Reysol at Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium.

He was a member of the Japan team for the 2002 AFC Youth Championship in Qatar. The team finished runners-up and was qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

At the World Youth Championship hosted by United Arab Emirates, he scored 4 goals in the tournament including the winner against England at the group stage and became one of the top scorers along with Fernando Cavenaghi (Argentine), Dudu (Brazil) and Eddie Johnson (U.S.A.). The team exited at the quarter final stage after beaten by Brazil.

He made his full international debut for Japan on August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he replaced Alex in the 86th minute.

[edit] External links

• Yokohama F-Marinos Official Website (English)

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