Hisato Sato
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| Full name | Hisato Sato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 12, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | JEF United Ichihara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | JEF United Ichihara | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Vegalta Sendai | 74 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2016 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 383 | (178) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Nagoya Grampus | 37 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | JEF United Chiba | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 560 | (220) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Japan | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Hisato Sato (佐藤 寿人, Sato Hisato, born March 12, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His twin brother Yuto Sato also played for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Sato was born in Kasukabe on March 12, 1982. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) with twin brother Yuto Sato from their youth team in 2000. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Cerezo Osaka. In 2003, he moved to J1 club Vegalta Sendai and became a regular player. The club was relegated to J2 end of 2003 season. In 2004, he scored 20 goals in J2. In 2005, he moved to J1 club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He played as regular player and scored more than 10 goals every season. However the club was relegated to J2 end of 2007 season. In 2008, the club won the champions in J2 and was promoted to J1 from 2009. He also became a top scorer with 28 goals. In 2012, the club won the champion in J1. He also became a top scorer with 22 goals and was selected MVP award. The club also won the champions in the 2013 and 2015 season. He played 383 matches and score 178 goals for the club in 12 seasons. He was also selected "J.League Fair Play award" in 2007, 2012 and 2013 season. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Nagoya Grampus. The club was promoted to J1 from 2018. In 2019, he moved to his first club, JEF United Chiba. He retired end of the 2020 season.
On February 10, 2006, Sato debuted for the Japan national team against United States. He played at 2007 Asian Cup. He played 31 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2010.
Statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2000 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 15 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 37 | 13 | |
| 2004 | J2 League | 44 | 20 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 20 | |||
| 2005 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 40 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 39 | 22 | |||
| 2007 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 45 | 14 | |||
| 2008 | J2 League | 40 | 28 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 30 | |||
| 2009 | J1 League | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 40 | 21 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 12 | ||
| 2011 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 37 | 14 | |||
| 2012 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 41 | 26 | |||
| 2013 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 20 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 17 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2016 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Nagoya Grampus | J2 League | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Country | Japan | 220 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 672 | 266 | ||
| Total | 560 | 220 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 672 | 266 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 12 | 3 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 4 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hisato Sato at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Hisato Sato at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
[change | change source]- Hisato Sato at Soccerway.com
- Hisato Sato at WorldFootball.net
- Hisato Sato at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hisato Sato at kicker (in German)
- Hisato Sato at FBref.com
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