AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his third season with the Spartans... Seen action in five games heading into the 2020 season... Competing for playing time as a defensive lineman... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in December 2017... Last name is pronounced Sah-kah-lee-ah... Has three seasons of athletics eligibility remaining.
2019: Played in the first four games of the season... Was in on two tackles - one each in the wins over Northern Colorado (8/29) and at Arkansas.
2018: Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman in the Utah State game (11/10)... Was not credited with any tackles... Retained his first season of athletics eligibility.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Adhir Ravipati) and track and field at Menlo-Atherton High in Atherton, Calif. ... Credited with 50 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 quarterback sacks... Named an honorable mention All-Bay Area pick by the Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle's all-metro team... A sprinter, long jumper, triple jumper, shot put and discus thrower in track and field.
MORE ON DIMITRI: A communication studies major... Would like to pursue a college coaching career... Enjoys playing rugby and listening to the music of Bob Marley and the group Fiji. Older brother, Siupeli Sakalia, played professional rugby for PRO Rugby San Francisco... Cousins include former Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Matt Masifilo... He is a native of Palo Alto, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
2019: Played in the first four games of the season... Was in on two tackles - one each in the wins over Northern Colorado (8/29) and at Arkansas.
2018: Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman in the Utah State game (11/10)... Was not credited with any tackles... Retained his first season of athletics eligibility.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Adhir Ravipati) and track and field at Menlo-Atherton High in Atherton, Calif. ... Credited with 50 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 quarterback sacks... Named an honorable mention All-Bay Area pick by the Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle's all-metro team... A sprinter, long jumper, triple jumper, shot put and discus thrower in track and field.
MORE ON DIMITRI: A communication studies major... Would like to pursue a college coaching career... Enjoys playing rugby and listening to the music of Bob Marley and the group Fiji. Older brother, Siupeli Sakalia, played professional rugby for PRO Rugby San Francisco... Cousins include former Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Matt Masifilo... He is a native of Palo Alto, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Defense | G | UT | AT | Total | TFL/Yds. |
| 2018...Redshirt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ----- |
| 2019...FR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0/0 |
| CAREER | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0/0 |