Kohei Kato

Kohei Kato
Personal information
Full name Kohei Kato
Date of birth (1989-06-14) June 14, 1989
Place of birth Wakayama, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sagan Tosu
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2007 JEF United Chiba
2008–2011 Ritsumeikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Sacachispas 0 (0)
2012 Machida Zelvia 29 (0)
2013–2015 Rudar Pljevlja 61 (8)
2015–2016 Podbeskidzie 35 (1)
2016–2018 Beroe 44 (1)
2018– Sagan Tosu 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2017

Kohei Kato (加藤 恒平, Kato Kohei, born June 14, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sagan Tosu and the Japan national team.

Career

After playing in the youth team of JEF United Chiba and in Ritsumeikan University, Kato opted for a career of a globetrotter. After spells with Sacachispas and FC Machida Zelvia in the 2012 J.League Division 2,[1] he played two seasons with FK Rudar Pljevlja in the Montenegrin First League.[1] Next he played with Polish side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała in the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa,[1] before joining Beroe Stara Zagora playing in the Bulgarian First League.[1]

International career

On 26 May 2017, Kato received his first call up for Japan for the friendly game against Syria and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iraq.[2]

Honours

Rudar Pljevlja

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kohei Kato profile at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Берое с японски национал


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