Kein Satō
Japanese footballer (born 2001)
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Keiji "Kein" Satō (Japanese: 佐藤 恵允; born 11 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or striker for J1 League club, FC Tokyo.
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| Full name | Keiji Satō | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Setagaya United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Endo Football Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Jissen Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Meiji University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Werder Bremen II | 33 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | FC Tokyo | 27 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Japan U21 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Japan U23 | 26 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
He started his football career at the age of 5, playing for local club Setagaya United. In 2014, he joined the Endo Football Academy, run by former Japan national team defender Masahiro Endo. In 2017, he attended the Jissen Gakuen High School in Tokyo, before entering the Meiji University.[2][3] In August 2023, he dropped out of Meiji with a few months before completing his graduation, as he decided to sign for the reserves team of Werder Bremen.[4][5]
On 28 January 2025, Satō joined the J1 club FC Tokyo for the 2025 season.[6]
International career
Satō is a youth international for Japan, having represented Japan U23 in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and 2022 Asian Games where his team both finished as runners-up, and the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[7][8]
On 4 April 2024, Satō was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[9]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 May 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2023–24 | Bremenliga | 14 | 5 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga | 19 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 2025 | J1 League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Career total | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
Honours
Japan U23
- Asian Games Silver Medal: 2022
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2024; runner-up: 2022
