Takashi Sasaki_SG_08092024_198

Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

As a Redshirt Freshman (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Featured in four games for the Cardinal against Saint Mary's (9/22), Oregon State (10/19), San Diego State (11/2), and UCLA (11/5)
  • Helped Stanford to three clean sheets in his four games
  • Played a season high 15 minutes against Saint Mary's (9/22)
  • Helped Stanford to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, including a 3-0 win against No. 1 Marshall in the third round
  • Part of a Stanford team that ranked fourth in the NCAA in assists per game (2.75), third in total assists (55), eighth in points per game (7.05), sixth in total points (141), 11th in total goals (43), 10th in goal differential (24), and 13th in scoring offense (2.15)

As a Freshman (2022)

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Prior to Stanford

  • Competed for the Seattle Sounders FC Academy (2018-2021) and the Pacific Northwest Soccer Club (2021-22)
  • Placed first in the Development Academy Northwest division twice (2018-19 and 2019-20)
  • Reached the MLS Next Cup Semifinal in 2021
  • Trained with the Seattle Sounders first team for both preseason and regular season in 2021
  • Trained with the USL Tacoma Defiance in 2021
  • Competed in the US Youth National Team Camps twice (2018 and 2019)

Personal

  • Parents are Robert Sasaki and Noriko Tamura
  • Has a younger brother Makoto
  • Interested in studying Management Science and Engineering
  • Mother played volleyball at Carleton College
  • Hobbies include listening to music, weightlifting, cooking, playing chess, and hiking