Solomon Sakuragawa
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Sakuragawa playing for Japan U19 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JSC Chiba | |||
| –2020 | JEF United Chiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | JEF United Chiba | 79 | (13) |
| 2023 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Yokohama FC | 72 | (9) |
| 2026– | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Japan U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:22, 23 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 17 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Solomon Sakuragawa (櫻川 ソロモン, Sakuragawa Solomon; born 4 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.[1]
Early life
Sakuragawa was born in Chiba. He is of Nigerian descent.
Career
On 16 December 2019, Sakuragawa was promoted to the first team from the 2020 season.[2] On 10 January 2020, it was announced he would train with RC Celta de Vigo's U19 team for two months.[3] Sakuragawa scored on his league debut for JEF United on 15 July 2020 against Zweigen Kanazawa, scoring in the 23rd minute.[4]
On 14 December 2022, Sakuragawa was announced at Fagiano Okayama on loan.[5] He scored on his league debut for Fagiano on 18 February 2023 against Júbilo Iwata, scoring in the 26th minute.[6]
On 3 January 2024, Sakuragawa signed for Yokohama FC.[7]
On 5 January 2026, Sakuragawa signed for Cerezo Osaka.[8][9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JEF United Chiba | 2020 | J2 League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |
| 2021 | J2 League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 37 | 8 | ||
| Total | 79 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 2023 | J2 League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 31 | 6 | |
| Yokohama FC | 2024 | J2 League | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 6 |
| 2025 | J1 League | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 6 | |
| Total | 72 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 86 | 12 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2026 | J1 (100) | 8 | 3 | – | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 206 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes Emperors Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
References
- ^ "櫻川 ソロモン：セレッソ大阪：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 23 March 2026.
- ^ "櫻川ソロモン選手のトップチーム昇格について" [Regarding Sakuragawa Solomon's promotion to the top team]. archive.jefunited.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "櫻川ソロモン選手 Real Club Celta de Vigo U-19への練習参加について" [Sakuragawa Solomon to participate in training with Real Club Celta de Vigo U-19]. archive.jefunited.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "Zweigen Kanazawa vs JEF United - 15 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "櫻川ソロモン選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of loan transfer of Sakuragawa Solomon]. www.fagiano-okayama.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "Júbilo Iwata vs Fagiano Okayama - 18 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "櫻川ソロモン選手 ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Sakuragawa Solomon from JEF United Ichihara Chiba]. www.yokohamafc.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "櫻川 ソロモン選手 横浜ＦＣより完全移籍加入について". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA (in Japanese). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "櫻川ソロモン選手 セレッソ大阪へ完全移籍のお知らせ". 横浜FCオフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ Solomon Sakuragawa at Soccerway
- ^ "Solomon Sakuragawa Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
External links
- Solomon Sakuragawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)