| Naoki Sakai 酒井 直樹 | |
| Fullname: | Naoki Sakai |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1991–1993 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Years1: | 1994–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Caps1: | 130 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs2: | Consadole Sapporo |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 157 |
| Totalgoals: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Sakai was born in Nagareyama on August 2, 1975. He joined his local club Kashiwa Reysol from youth team in 1994. He played as right midfielder. The club won the champions at 1999 J.League Cup. From 2000, his opportunity to play decreased behind Mitsuteru Watanabe. He moved to Consadole Sapporo in 2002. He retired end of 2003 season.
On October 13, 1996, Sakai debuted for Japan national team against Tunisia.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 12 | |||
| 1997 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| 1999 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | Consadole Sapporo | J1 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2003 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 201 | 28 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |