Domestic-league season · Auckland.
Following his move to Auckland, Sakai's current-season form is up 263% on last season (Season 8→29), while his Rating eased 10→7. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 43).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Auckland · 3rd | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7.03 | 7 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Urawa · 13th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6.77 | 10 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | Urawa · 4th | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6.98 | 19 | 38 |
| 2022/23 | Urawa · 9th | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Urawa · 6th | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7.14 | 23 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Marseille · 5th | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 45 | 43 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Sakai is a 36-year-old full-back at Auckland, rated 7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 193 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.26 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 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 32 full-backs in the A-League, on 5 clean sheets and 4.256 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 7, 32nd of 32 of the 32 full-backs in the A-League. At 36 Sakai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 7, Sakai carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the A-League of 32. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.26 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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 36, Sakai sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sakai's projected Rating — 7 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
