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Full name | Keiji Sato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Werder Bremen II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Setagaya United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Endo Football Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Jissen Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Meiji University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Werder Bremen II | 12 | (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, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 |
Keiji "Kein" 'Sato ( Japanese: 佐藤 恵允; born 11 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or striker for Bremenliga club Werder Bremen II.
Sato was born in Tokyo, Japan, to a Colombian father and a Japanese mother. [2] 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. [3] [4] 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. [5] [6]
Sato 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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2023–24 | Bremenliga | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Japan U23
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Keiji Sato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Werder Bremen II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Setagaya United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Endo Football Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Jissen Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Meiji University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Werder Bremen II | 12 | (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, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 |
Keiji "Kein" 'Sato ( Japanese: 佐藤 恵允; born 11 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or striker for Bremenliga club Werder Bremen II.
Sato was born in Tokyo, Japan, to a Colombian father and a Japanese mother. [2] 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. [3] [4] 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. [5] [6]
Sato 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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2023–24 | Bremenliga | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
Career total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Japan U23