| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | J1 League | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | J1 League | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | J1 League | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | J2-League | 23 | 2070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | J2-League | 41 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | J1 League | 9 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | J2-League | 8 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | J1 League | 11 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 6.72 |
| 2018 | J2-League | 37 | 2627 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2019 | J2-League | 23 | 1824 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2020 | J2-League | 5 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | J1 League | 29 | 1516 | 8 | 2 | 0.59 | 7.01 |
| 2022 | J1 League | 17 | 993 | 2 | 0 | 0.18 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | J1 League | 20 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 |
| 2024 | J1 League | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.7 |
| 2024 | J2-League | 10 | 608 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | — |
| 2025 | J2-League | 13 | 567 | 3 | 0 | 0.48 | 6.63 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-29
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tokushima Vortis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oita Trinita | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ehime | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yokohama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Júbilo Iwata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 V-Varen Nagasaki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Imabari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kataller Toyama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Blaublitz Akita | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 OFI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Urawa Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Omiya Ardija | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Noriyoshi Sakai finished the 2025 J2-League with 3 goals from 13 appearances (567 minutes), with no assists recorded — 0.48 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.63.
At his best he averaged 7.01 in 2021, J1 League; at his worst, 6.62 in 2023. The direction of late is downward — 0.22 under his prior average over the last two rated seasons.
