is a Japanese professional

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who currently plays for

Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...

club

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Career

Upon graduating from

Kansai University , abbreviated as or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as Kansai Law School in 1886, It has been recognized as one of ...

where he played on the varsity team, Sasaki signed his first professional contract with the Blacktown Spartans of the

National Premier Leagues The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state-based ...

in Australia. He played with them from 2014 to 2016, when the club were relegated. In January 2017, Sasaki signed with

Philippines Football League The Philippines Football League, commonly known as PFL, is a Philippines, Filipino professional association football, football league sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It is the Philippines, Philippines' highest level of men ...

club

Global Cebu Global Football Club was a professional football club that last played in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines' club football. The club has won four league titles, two UFL Cups, one UFL FA Cup, and one PFF Natio ...

. He made his debut on 24 January in an

2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off The 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 24 January to 8 February 2017. A total of 23 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Teams ...

match against Sinaporean side

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...

. He scored his first goal for the club 5 April in a

2017 AFC Cup The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cu ...

match against Indonesian side

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

. On 20 February 2018, Sasaki signed with

club

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 March in a 2–2 draw against R&F. Following Rangers' relegation to the Hong Kong First Division, Sasaki joined

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on 2 July 2018. On 8 April 2020, Sasaki agreed to a mutual termination with Pegasus after the club decided to cut costs due to the

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and the subsequent suspension of the 2019–20 season. On 2 May 2020,

announced the signing of Sasaki.

References

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