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Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 7
Youth career
FC Tokyo Musashi U15
Maebashi Ikuei High School
2015–2018 Toyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Montedio Yamagata 44 (7)
2020–2022 Cerezo Osaka 66 (8)
2022 → KV Oostende (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2023 KV Oostende 30 (0)
2023– Coventry City 30 (7)
International career‡
2021– Japan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (坂元 達裕, Sakamoto Tatsuhiro, born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Club career

Early career

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Cerezo Osaka

After a successful debut season in the J2 League, Sakamoto was signed by Cerezo Osaka for the 2020 season. He went on to appear in 33 of their 38 league games and cement himself as part of the team.

KV Oostende

On 5 January 2022, Sakamoto joined Belgian club KV Oostende on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[2] This option was triggered later in 25 May, with Oostende signing him on a contract transfer lasting to 2025. [3]

Coventry City

On 10 July 2023, Sakamoto signed for EFL Championship team Coventry City in a three year deal. The transfer fee was undisclosed.[4]

On 6 August, he made his debut for Coventry as a late substitute in a 2–1 loss at Leicester City.[5] He scored his first goal in English football in a 3–0 win at Millwall on 25 November, becoming the first Japanese player to score for Coventry.[6]

International career

He made his debut for Japan national football team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Tajikistan.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 February 2024[8]
League National Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2019 Montedio Yamagata J2 League 44 7 0 0 – 44 7
2020 Cerezo Osaka J1 League 33 2 – 3 0 36 2
2021 33 6 2 0 5 0 40 6
Total 66 8 2 0 8 0 76 8
2021−22 KV Oostende (loan) First Division A 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
2022–23 KV Oostende 30 0 2 0 – 32 0
2023–24 Coventry City Championship 30 7 2 0 1 0 33 7
Total 181 22 4 0 9 0 193 22

International

As of match played 24 March 2023[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Tokushima Vortis vs. Montedio Yamagata - 8 December 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "NEW CREATIVE MIDFIELDER FROM JAPAN" (Press release). KV Oostende. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "坂元 達裕選手 KVオーステンデに完全移籍のお知らせ" (in Japanese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Tatsuhiro Sakamoto joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Leicester City 2-1 Coventry City - As it happened". The Guardian. 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tatsuhiro Sakamoto: Coventry City midfielder's first goal will boost 'positive influence'". BBC Sport. 27 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Japan v Tajikistan game report". ESPN. 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Japan - T. Sakamoto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Tastuhiro Sakamoto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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