Minori Sato
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Minori Sato | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gunma, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dinamo Brest | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Maebashi Ikuei High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | Indiana Invaders | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Puebla | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gulbene-2005 (loan) | 7 | (10) |
| 2011 | Ventspils | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Skonto Riga | 38 | (3) |
| 2013– | Dinamo Brest | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Minori Sato (佐藤 穣 Satō Minori, born March 2, 1991) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Dinamo Brest in the Belarusian Premier League.[1]
Career
Sato started his professional career in the J. League Division 2. In 2010,[2] after a trial with the Primera División de México club Puebla FC, he signed a 4-year contract. The same year he was sent on loan to FB Gulbene, that time playing in the Latvian First League, in order to gain experience before joining Puebla FC back from loan. He scored 10 goals in 7 games there, attracting interest from other Latvian clubs. In March, 2011 he signed a contract with Virsliga club FK Ventspils for one season. He managed to win the Latvian Cup with the team, beating Liepājas Metalurgs in the final.[3] He played 12 matches there, without scoring any goals before being transferred to another Latvian Higher League team Skonto Riga in August 2011.[4] Sato played 38 league matches, scoring 3 goals for Skonto during 2 seasons in the Latvian Higher League with the club. In March 2013 he was transferred to the Belarusian Premier League club Dinamo Brest.[5]
Career statistics
Club
As of 27 November 2011[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thespa Kusatsu | 2009 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| Indiana Invaders | 2010 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||||
| FB Gulbene 2005 | 2010 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 11 | ||
| Total | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 11 | |||
| FK Ventspils | 2011 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Skonto Riga | 2011 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Skonto Riga | 2012 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 88 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 15 | |
Awards and honours
Club
FB Gulbene 2005
- Latvian First League (1): 2010
- FK Ventspils
- Skonto FC
References
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/minori-sato/profil/spieler_155454.html
- ↑ "Players 4 year sinning contract". Retrieved Novemvember 12 2010.
- ↑ "Ventspils" paraksta līgumus ar japāņiem Sato un Šibamuru (in Latvian) Sportacentrs.com
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/minori-sato/transfers/spieler_155454.html
- ↑ http://www.skontofc.com/index.php?zina=277
- ↑ Japan - Minori Sato - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
External links
- Minori Sato at transfermarkt.co.uk
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