Profile of Sota Kitano
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Performance in the last match
Fase Previa Champions League,
14 hours ago
Salzburg
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1
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85'
Sota Kitano
Sota Kitano
20
years
Japan
60
kgs
Mid
position
172
cms
8
shirt number
8.69
M.€
65
ELO
Born on 13 August 2004 in Wakayama
Personal data
Country of birth
Japan Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Asia
Region of birth
Asia Oriental
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Salzburg
Current competition
Austrian Bundesliga
Previous club
Cerezo Osaka
Previous competition
J1 League
Historic team
Cerezo Osaka
Historical competition
J1 League
Last number
8
Most common shirt number
38
Other shirt numbers
38, 10, 9, 59
Form in last matches
85'
6.2 Pts.
10'
5.5 Pts.
44'
4.8 Pts.
59'
7.8 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Position on the pitch
Main position
Playmaker
90%
Other positions
- Right winger 10%
CAM
RW
Rating progression
65
▲ 7
20
20
24
22
25
Highest value in career
66 (2025)
Rankings
General
12570º
Age
195º
By country
365º
By position
3446º
MF
By position
1724º
CAM
Evolution of market value
8 M€
▲ 4.7
20
20
24
22
25
Highest value in career
8M (2025)
Rankings
General
3181º
Age
98º
By country
82º
By position
940º
MF
By position
428º
CAM
Contract information
Agent
HEROE
Start of contract
09/06/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2029
Contract length
31/07/2029
Last signing
09/06/2025
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/26
09/06/2025
|
|
|
Transfer
|
|
22/23
01/02/2023
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 0 | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 24 |
4
▲
|
0.17
▲
|
65
▲
|
| Last 365 days | 38 |
5
▼
|
0.13
▼
|
62
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 84 |
10
▼
|
0.12
▼
|
57
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 124 |
20
|
0.16
|
54
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95' | 20 | 5.1 | 66 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95' | 20 | 5.1 | 66 | |
|
|
2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25' | 20 | 4.1 | 66 |
|
|
2024/25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1429' | 20 | 6.5 | 65 |
|
|
2023/24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 961' | 20 | 5.4 | 55 |
|
|
2022/23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 687' | 19 | 5.5 | 53 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 91 | 40 | 4160' | 13 | 6 |
|
|
1 | 15 | 14 | 1257' | 7 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 7 | 1 | 161' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 120' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 68 | 27 | 3085' | 8 | 3 |
|
4 | 19 | 10 | 857' | 3 | 3 |
|
1 | 15 | 14 | 1257' | 7 | 0 |
|
1 | 7 | 1 | 161' | 0 | 0 |
|
2 | 4 | 3 | 218' | 2 | 0 |
For the national team
0 times at International
8 times at U20
4 times at U19
-
-
0
0
0
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 479' | 18 | 5.3 | 49 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 146' | 18 | 5.1 | 49 | |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 333' | 18 | 5.2 | 48 |
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 8 | 6 | 479' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 5 | 4 | 333' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 146' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Category debut
23 JUL. 25
20 years
Team debut, Category debut
23 JUN. 25
20 years
50 matches
14 FEB. 25
20 years
50 matches
03 APR. 24
19 years
Category debut
07 JUN. 23
18 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
81'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
9.7 Pts.
81'
9.1 Pts.