Kentaro Sato (footballer)
Japanese footballer
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Kentaro Sato (佐藤 健太郎, Satō Kentarō; born August 14, 1984 in Mie Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional football player who plays for Hang Yuan FC in the Taiwan Football Premier League. He joined the club in February 2024, operates primarily as a defensive midfielder, and is listed at 1.77 m tall.
Full name
Kentaro Sato
Date of birth
August 14, 1984
Place of birth
Mie, Japan
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kentaro Sato | ||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Mie, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hang Yuan FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Nabari Nishi High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Juntendo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Montedio Yamagata | 134 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | JEF United Chiba | 140 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 94 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club statistics
Updated to end of 2018 season.[1][2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 365 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 397 | 3 | ||