Isa Sakamoto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isa Sakamoto[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Gamba Osaka | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 11 | (3) |
2022–2024 | Gamba Osaka | 46 | (11) |
2023 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 24 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Japan U20 | 19 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:54, 7 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023, 12:44 (UTC) |
Isa Sakamoto (坂本 一彩, Sakamoto Isa, born 26 August 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League side Gamba Osaka.[3]
Club career
[edit]Sakamoto made his professional debut for J3 League side Gamba Osaka U-23, the reserve team of Gamba Osaka on 19 September 2020 against Vanraure Hachinohe. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Ko Ise as Gamba Osaka U-23 lost 2–3.[4] Sakamoto scored his first goal for Gamba Osaka U-23 on 6 December 2020 against Azul Claro Numazu. He scored in the 87th minute from the penalty spot to give Osaka the 2–1 victory.[5]
In February 2021, Sakamoto was announced as a Type 2 player, meaning he was registered for both Gamba Osaka Youth and the first team.[6] Although unused in the first team, he scored 15 goals in 13 appearances for the JFA U-18 Premier League. In September 2021, it was announced that Sakamoto would be promoted to the first team for the 2022 season.[7]
Sakamoto made his debut for Gamba Osaka in March 2022, in a 2–2 J.League Cup draw with Oita Trinita.[8] He made his J1 League debut in the following month, appearing as a 71st-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw with Kyoto Sanga.[9] In June, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 league victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[10] In his first season with Gamba, he made 15 appearances across all competitions, scoring 1 goal.
On 29 December 2022, Sakamoto moved on loan to J2 League club Fagiano Okayama for the 2023 season.[11] He scored on his debut in a 3–2 league victory over Júbilo Iwata. He made 26 appearances throughout the season, scoring 4 goals, before returning to his parent club for the 2024 season.[12]
On his return to Gamba, Sakamoto began the season largely used as a substitute, but throughout April he became a starter and scored three goals in the month. For this, he was awarded the Young Player of the Month award.[13] He continued to participate in the majority of games, culminating in a flurry of goals at the end of the season where he was awarded his second Young Player of the Month award for November/December.[14]
In January 2025, it was announced that Sakamoto would be leaving Gamba Osaka.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gamba Osaka U-23 | 2020 | J3 League | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
Gamba Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2024 | J1 League | 37 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11 | |
Total | 46 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 2023 | J2 League | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 |
Career total | 81 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 19 |
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Isa Sakamoto" (in Japanese). Gamba Osaka. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "FW32 坂本 一彩". ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka U-23 2-3 Vanraure Hachinohe". Soccerway.
- ^ "Azul Claro Numazu 1–2 Gamba Osaka U-23". Soccerway.
- ^ "G大阪が昨季J1デビューの17歳MF中村仁郎ら4選手を2種登録". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "G大阪がユース所属のMF中村仁郎、FW坂本一彩と仮契約、来季昇格内定を発表". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "2022 J League YBC Levain Cup 22/03/02 Oita Trinita - Gamba Osaka Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "2022 J1 League 22/04/06 Kyoto Sanga F.C. - Gamba Osaka Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "【G大阪】18歳坂本一彩プロ初得点「この試合だけで終われば意味がない」柱不在FW陣で存在感 - J1 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "坂本一彩選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). ファジアーノ岡山. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "坂本 一彩選手 期限付き移籍から復帰のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Isa Sakamoto's amazing April wins him Young Player of the Month | News". J.LEAGUE. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "11・12月度「明治安田Jリーグ KONAMI 月間MVP」を発表!「月間ベストゴール」、「月間優秀監督賞」「月間ヤングプレーヤー賞」も決定!:Jリーグ公式サイト(J.LEAGUE.jp)". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "FW坂本がチームを離脱【G大阪】:Jリーグ公式サイト(J.LEAGUE.jp)". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Isa Sakamoto at Soccerway
- ^ "2024 Isa Sakamoto Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Isa Sakamoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Gamba Osaka