Yoshino Sato (volleyball)
Japanese volleyball player (born 2001)
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Yoshino Sato (佐藤 淑乃, Sato Yoshino; born 12 November 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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| Full name | Yoshino Sato | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 2001 Chiba City, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club |  NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 (national) 2 (club) | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Personal life
Career
Yoshino was selected for the Japan women's national volleyball team in 2022 while she was a third year student at University of Tsukuba.[2] She was also selected for 2022 Nations League. She often served as a pinch server. She also selected as one of 14 players for the final round. Although Japan lost to Brazil in the quarter final, she scored nine points.[3][4] She was also selected for the 2022 World Championship in the same year.[5]
In 2023, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2021 FISU World University Games in Chengdu where the team won silver medal.[6] In the same year, she contributed to the University of Tsukuba's first victory in four years at the All Japan Intercollegiate Championship.[7] She received an offer from NEC Red Rockets and made her debut for the 2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's season.[8]
In 2024, she changed her jersey number from 22 to 2 for the 2024–25 SV.League Women's season, taking over from Sarina Koga who retired after 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
Awards
Individual
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Scorer
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Spiker
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Outside Hitter
- 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - MVP
- 2024–25 SV.League Women's - Best 6
University Team
- 2020-21 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship -
- Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba - 2020-21 Kanto University Autumn League -
- Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba - 2021-22 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba
- 2021-22 Kanto University Autumn League -
- Champion, with University of Tsukuba - 2022-23 Kanto University Autumn League - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
- 2022-23 Kanto University Spring League - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
- 2022-23 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 Kanto University Spring League - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
Club Team
- 2023-24 Empress's Cup Championship - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2024–25 SV.League Women's - - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2025-26 Empress's Cup Championship - - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
National Team
2021 FISU World University Games - - Champion
