Yūto Satō
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yuto Sato | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | March 12, 1982|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1994–1999 | JEF United Ichihara | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2000–2007 | JEF United Chiba | 158 | (26) | |||||||||||
2008–2009 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 62 | (3) | |||||||||||
2010–2019 | JEF United Chiba | 356 | (10) | |||||||||||
Total | 441 | (37) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 |
Yuto Sato (佐藤 勇人, Satō Yūto, born March 12, 1982) is a Japanese retired football player.[2] He played as a midfielder for the Japan national team. His brother Hisato Sato is also footballer.
Club career
[edit]Sato was born in Kasukabe on March 12, 1982. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) from youth team in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2002. In 2003, he completely became a regular player and JEF United finished at the 3rd place under new manager Ivica Osim. After that, JEF United won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup.
In 2008, Sato moved to Kyoto Sanga FC.[3] He played as regular player in 2 seasons.
In 2010, Sato re-joined JEF United Chiba which club was relegated to J2 League from 2010 season. He played as regular player and JEF United qualified for Promotion Playoffs to J1 for 3 years in a row (2012-2014). However the club missed promotion for J1.
In October 2019, he announced he would play the last season for the club.[4] In January 2020, he became "Club Officer", representing the club in several occasions.[5]
National team career
[edit]In August 2006, when Sato played for JEF United Chiba, he was selected Japan national team under new manager Ivica Osim who is manager for JEF United until July 2006. On August 16, Sato debuted for Japan against Yemen.[6]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of 1 January 2020.[7]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
2000 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2002 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2003 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
2004 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 8 | ||
2005 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
2006 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 6 | ||
2007 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
Total | 158 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 212 | 31 | ||
2008 | Kyoto Sanga FC | J1 League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
2009 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 4 | ||
2010 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |
2011 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
2012 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
2013 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 31 | 2 | |||
2014 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
2015 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
2016 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
2017 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2019 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 229 | 8 | 13 | 2 | – | 252 | 10 | |||
Career total | 459 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 538 | 46 |
National team statistics
[edit]Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2006 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan - Y. Satō - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Yūto Satō at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ J.League(in Japanese)
- ^ "佐藤勇人選手 現役引退のお知らせ | トップチーム | 2019.10 | 新着情報 | ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト".
- ^ "佐藤勇人氏「クラブユナイテッドオフィサー(Club United Officer)」就任について | クラブ | 2020.01 | 新着情報 | ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト".
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 191 out of 289)
External links
[edit]- Yūto Satō at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Yūto Satō at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at JEF United Chiba