Daisuke Sakata
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daisuke Sakata | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yokohama Flugels | |||
| 1999–2000 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2010 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 247 | (79) |
| 2011 | Aris FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | F.C. Tokyo | 10 | (1) |
| 2012– | Avispa Fukuoka | 111 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Japan U20 | 4 | (4) |
| 2006 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2011 |
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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 Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.
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.
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