Kota Sakurai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kota Sakurai | ||
| Date of birth | May 26, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TFC Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Toronto FC II | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2016. | |||
Kota Sakurai (born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for Toronto FC II on loan from the TFC Academy.
Career
A product of the TFC Academy, Sakurai regularly featured for the club during their 2016 League1 Ontario campaign.
With a number of Toronto FC II players unavailable for upcoming fixtures, Sakurai was called up to the squad in June 2016.[1] He made his professional debut on July 2, 2016, appearing for 14 minutes in a 3-0 defeat to Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL.[2] In doing so, he became the first ever Japanese player to feature competitively Toronto FC II.
References
- ↑ Crawford, Colin (July 2, 2016). "Match Report: Wilmington Hammerheads 3 - 0 TFC II". Toronto FC.
- ↑ "Kota Sakurai". Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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