Full name Kota Sakurai Number 38 Apps (Gls) | Place of birth Japan Years Team Height 1.72 m | |
Date of birth (1999-05-26) May 26, 1999 (age 17) | ||
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. He made his professional debut on July 2, 2016, appearing for 14 minutes in a 3-0 defeat to Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL. In doing so, he became the first ever Japanese player to feature competitively Toronto FC II.
References
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