Domestic-league season · Vissel Kobe.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2362 | 7.04 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 6 | 1 | 2 | 450 | 7.38 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 7.83 |
Sakai's current-season form is up 8% on last season (Season 40→43), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 58).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Vissel Kobe · 5th | 31 | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 18 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | Vissel Kobe · 1st | 28 | 1 | 0 | 7.19 | 21 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | Vissel Kobe · 1st | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6.94 | 27 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | Vissel Kobe · 13th | 34 | 1 | 3 | 7.03 | 31 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | Vissel Kobe · 3rd | 38 | 1 | 4 | 7.06 | 36 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | Vissel Kobe · 14th | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7.03 | 37 | 29 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
G. Sakai is a 35-year-old full-back at Vissel Kobe, rated 18.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 739th of 874 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakai.
Judged on this season alone, Sakai graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League, on 10 clean sheets and 3.772 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 40 → 43). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 69th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League. At 35 Sakai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 18.3, Sakai carries the 69th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League of 79. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~14), then tapers with age. At 35, Sakai sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sakai's projected Rating — 18.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€1.9M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
