Yota Sato

Japan · Defender
Born 10 September 1998 (age 28). Height 184 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: Japan. Market value €500k.
Career totals: 5 goals and 2 assists in 121 appearances (5,634 minutes played).
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 82 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.08 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.03 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.11 |
| Shots | 33 |
| Shots on target | 18 |
| Shot conversion, % | 15 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.21 |
| Passes per 90 | 59.57 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.21 |
| Dribble success, % | 54 |
| Duels won, % | 68 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.29 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.36 |
| Yellow cards | 10 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2025-10-18 | at Yokohama FC | 2–2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2025-10-25 | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-11-08 | at Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2025-11-30 | at Machida Zelvia | 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2025-12-06 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-03-01 | at Fagiano Okayama Sports Club | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-07 | at Avispa Fukuoka | 1–5 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2026-03-14 | Vissel Kobe | 0–3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-05-03 | at V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-05-17 | at Cerezo Osaka | 6–1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-05-30 | Machida Zelvia | 2–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-06 | at Machida Zelvia | 2–1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-08-15 | at Kashima Antlers FC | 2–1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-22 | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-08-29 | Fagiano Okayama Sports Club | 2–1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 |
| 2026-09-02 | at Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 |
| 2026-09-06 | Machida Zelvia | 1–3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 |
| 2026-09-19 | at FC Tokyo | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-11 | at Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.92 |
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagoya Grampus Eight | — |
| 2024-01-08 | Gamba Osaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | — |
| 2023-01-31 | — | Gamba Osaka | — |
| 2022-07-07 | Gamba Osaka | — | — |
| 2021-02-01 | — | Gamba Osaka | — |
| 2017-04-01 | — | — | — |