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Daisuke Sakata
	Daisuke Sakata
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Sakata
Date of birth	January 16, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Yokohama F. Marinos
Number	11
Youth career
; 1999-2000	Yokohama Flugels; Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 4 April 2009.; 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 Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, 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] Honors and awards

[edit] Team Honors

J. League Champions : 2003, 2004

[edit] Personal Awards

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship : Silver Shoe
J. League Fair Play Player Award : 2007

[edit] Career statistics

Last update: 4 April 2009

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	Yokohama F. Marinos	J. League Division 1	11	2	0	0	5	0	-		16	2
2002			19	1	2	1	0	0	-		21	2
2003			25	6	1	0	6	1	-		32	7
2004			28	10	1	1	5	1	4	1	38	13
2005			29	5	2	0	4	1	2	1	37	7
2006			19	4	3	2	2	0	-		24	6
2007			34	10	2	2	9	3	-		45	15
2008			32	1	3	0	7	1	-		42	2
2009			3	0			2	0	-		5	0
Total	Japan		200	39	14	6	40	7	6	2	260	54
Career Total			200	39	14	6	40	7	6	2	260	54

[edit] Personal life

He married actress and TV Tarento Sayaka Fukuoka in February 2009．

[edit] External links

Profile at National Football Teams
profile at Yokohama F. Marinos (Japanese)

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