Kota Sakurai

(櫻井功大)

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Born
1999 (26 years old)
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Yokohama, Japan

Position
Central Midfield

Status
Active

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6

Height
172 cm

Weight
148 lbs

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Team
Sūduva

League
Lithuanian A Lyga

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Kota Sakurai (Japanese: 櫻井功大; born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lithuanian A Lyga club Sūduva.

Sakurai played youth soccer in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos. He joined the Toronto FC Academy in October 2015.

Sakurai regularly featured for Toronto FC III during their League1 Ontario and Premier Development League campaigns from 2016 to 2018. He scored his first goal on May 15, 2016, against Windsor TFC. He was named the League1 Ontario Young Player of the Year in 2016, as well as a league Second Team All-Star.

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 for Toronto FC II.

In April 2021, he joined Ituano FC Yokohama, remaining until April 2022.

In April 2022, he signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro, returning to his former club.

In 2023, he joined Latvian Second League club Ogre United.

In February 2024, he joined Lithuanian club FK TransINVEST in the first tier A Lyga.

Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2025 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2025 Season
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