Hisato Satō
Hisato Satō in 2004 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hisato Satō | ||
Date of birth | March 12, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nagoya Grampus | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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– | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Japan U-20 | 8 | (5) |
2006–2012[1] | Japan | 31 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2010 |
Hisato Satō (佐藤 寿人 Satō Hisato, born March 12, 1982, in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Nagoya Grampus. He is a left-footed forward.[2]
Club career
Sato is a product of JEF United Ichihara's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000, against Júbilo Iwata. He scored his first league goal on March 21, 2001, against Júbilo Iwata.
Frustrated with the lack of play, he decided to move to J2 League side Cerezo Osaka in 2002. Cerezo's coach Akihiro Nishimura rated him highly as Sato had played for Japan's youth team in the previous year which was also managed by Nishimura. However, he suffered from Guillain–Barré syndrome at the beginning of the season, and found himself playing not many games with Akinori Nishizawa and Yoshito Okubo ahead of him in the pecking order. The club finished 2nd and was promoted to J1 League.
Sato was loaned out to fellow J1 side Vegalta Sendai in the 2003 season. He finally became a first-choice forward playing 30 games with 9 goals. Despite his efforts, Sendai was relegated to J2. His loan contract became a permanent one and he played 44 league games with 20 goals for Sendai in the 2005 season but failed to navigate the club to J1.
He was transferred to J1 side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2005 season. He recorded a hat trick twice and scored 18 goals in the season.
He is the record holder of the fastest goal in J1 League. He scored for Hiroshima after 8 seconds from the kick-off on April 22, 2006, against Cerezo Osaka.
On 22 November 2015, he equalled Masashi Nakayama as the all-time top-scorer in the J1 League with 157 goals.[3] After equalling the record, having spent 12 years in Hiroshima, Sato decided to sign for Nagoya Grampus.[4]
National team career
In June 2001, Sato was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played matches.
Sato made his international debut for Japan national team on February 11, 2006, in a friendly against the United States.[1] He scored his first international goal on February 22, 2006, in an 2007 Asian Cup qualification against India.[1] In the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, he was regularly picked for the Japan national team, but left out of the final squad by national coach Zico.
Sato was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played four games in the tournament all as a substitute.[1]
Style of play
Sato has cited Filippo Inzaghi as his inspiration; his playing style has often been described as being similar to that of the Italian former striker.
Personal life
His twin brother Yuto is also a professional footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara and has been capped once at international level.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 23 February 2018.[6][7][8]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
2000 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
2001 | 14 | 2 | – | 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 | – | 2 | 0 | 47 | 14 | |||
2008 | J2 League | 40 | 28 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 42 | 30 | |||
2009 | J1 League | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 40 | 21 | |||
2010 | 27 | 10 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 35 | 12 | ||||
2011 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 14 | ||||
2012 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 44 | 29 | |||
2013 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | ||
2014 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 16 | ||
2015 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 12 | ||
2016 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | ||
2017 | Nagoya Grampus | J2 League | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
Career total | 503 | 211 | 30 | 14 | 53 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 613 | 260 |
1Includes J1/J2 Play-offs, Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.
International
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2006 | 12 | 3 |
2007 | 7 | 0 |
2008 | 6 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 1 |
2010 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 4 |
International goals
Last update: 18 November 2009[1]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | Feb 22, 2006 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | 6-0 | Won | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
2. | Mar 30, 2006 | Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan | 1-0 | Won | Friendly Match | |
3. | Aug 16, 2006 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan | 2-0 | Won | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
4. | Nov 18, 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 4-0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honors
Club
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Individual
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SATO Hisato". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "佐藤 寿人:サンフレッチェ広島:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/3909
- ↑ http://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2016/1121post-686.php
- ↑ "Japan 2 - 0 Yemen". The Rising Sun News. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 146 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 155 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 11 out of 289)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hisato Satō. |
- Hisato Satō – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Hisato Satō at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hisato Satō at J.League (in Japanese)
- Hisato Satō at the Japan National Football Team
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Profile at Nagoya Grampus
- Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima