Sai van Wermeskerken
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 NEC Nijmegen
Number 15
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 Cambuur 66 (1)
2019–2022 PEC Zwolle 47 (0)
2022–2023 Cambuur 24 (1)
2023– NEC Nijmegen 0 (0)
International career
2016 Japan U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:41, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

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 NEC Nijmegen. Born in the Netherlands, he is a former youth international for Japan.

Club career

Early career

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.

Dordrecht

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]

SC Cambuur

On 21 August 2017, van Wermeskerken signed for SC Cambuur.[2]

PEC Zwolle

On 9 July 2019, van Wermeskerken signed a two-year deal for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle on a free transfer.[3]

Return to Cambuur

On 10 August 2022, van Wermeskerken returned to Cambuur for one season.[4]

NEC Nijmegen

On 27 October 2023, van Wermeskerken joined Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[5]

International career

On 14 March 2016, Sai received his first call-up to the Japan national under-23 football team for the friendly match against Mexico.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "New "Samurai" van Wermeskerken makes Eredivisie debut". FOOTBALL CHANNEL ASIA. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Bomgaars, Arco (21 August 2017). "Publiekslieveling FC Dordrecht vertrekt naar Cambuur". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "PEC Zwolle trekt rechtsback Sai van Wermeskerken aan". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "NIEUWE RECHTSBACK: SAI VAN WERMESKERKEN TERUG IN HET GEEL-BLAUW" (in Dutch). Cambuur. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Van Wermeskerken tekent contract bij N.E.C." [Van Wermeskerken signs contract with NEC] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "U-23 Japan National Team for Portugal trip". Japan Football Association. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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