Sai van Wermeskerken (ファン ウェルメスケルケン 際, Fan Werumesukeruken Sai, born 28 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Eredivisie club Cambuur. Born in the Netherlands, he is a former youth international for Japan.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Yatsugatake Hokuto | ||
| 2008–2015 | Ventforet Kofu | ||
| 2013–2015 | Dordrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Dordrecht | 64 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | SC Cambuur | 66 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 47 | (0) |
| 2022– | SC Cambuur | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 20 August 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2016 | |||
Van Wermeskerken was born in Maastricht, Netherlands, to a Dutch father and a Japanese mother. When Sai was only 2-years old, his family moved to Japan after his father had got a job there. The van Wermeskerken family settled down in Yamanashi Prefecture. Van Wermeskerken started his career at Yatsugatake Hokuto at age eight, before joining Ventforet Kofu youth academy in 2008.
After several years in the Kofu youth system, van Wermeskerken was rewarded with a contract by Dordrecht in July 2013. He made his first appearance for Dordrecht on 10 May 2015, in the Eredivisie match against Twente.[1]
On 21 August 2017, van Wermeskerken signed for SC Cambuur.[2]
On 9 July 2019, van Wermeskerken signed a two-year deal for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle on a free transfer.[3]
On 10 August 2022, van Wermeskerken returned to Cambuur for one season.[4]
On 14 March 2016, Sai received his first call-up to the Japan national under-23 football team for the friendly match against Mexico.[5]
SC Cambuur – current squad | |
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