Daisuke Sakai
Daisuke Sakai
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Bio
Attacker Daisuke Sakai plays for Kerala Blasters FC and has taken part in the vast majority of the club's Indian Super League games in 2023/2024, making 21 appearances overall and playing 1,415 minutes. He has started in 17 of these appearances across their 23 fixtures and been used as a substitute on four occasions. The last time that Sakai featured in the league came on April 19 for Kerala Blasters FC against Odisha FC; a game that he played 120 minutes in during a 2-1 loss. In total, the attacker has notched three Indian Super League goals in 2023/2024, making him tied as the team's second-top league scorer, and provided one assist. It was versus Hyderabad FC on April 12 when Sakai last scored, netting in a 3-1 win. His opening goal of the campaign came in the 2-1 victory against East Bengal FC on November 4. Last season for Customs Utd, Sakai made 37 Thai League 2 appearances and scored 10 goals. Sakai linked up with Kerala Blasters FC in September 2023 from Customs Utd, for whom he made 37 league appearances in total, scoring 10 goals.