Nagoya Grampus

Yota Sato

Defender#3

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 77 kg
Number: #3
Born: 10/9/1998
Position: Defender
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 J1 100 Year Vision League NAG	5	5	4	0	0	3	1	0
Regular Season NAG	3	7	4	2	0	3	2	1
2025 Japanese J1 League NAG	27	25	39	5	5	16	8	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 J1 LeagueNagoya Grampus	18	0	0	6	3	870	2	0	1	18	10	12	8	0	18	0
2025 J1 LeagueNagoya Grampus	27	5	0	16	8	2,367	5	0	0	27	0	25	39	0	34	0
2024 J1 LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds	19	0	0	2	1	1,186	2	0	0	19	7	4	2	0	18	0
2023 J1 LeagueGamba Osaka	12	–	–	–	–	878	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 J1 LeagueGamba Osaka	2	–	–	–	–	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 AFC Champions League EliteGamba Osaka	2	0	1	1	0	180	0	0	0	2	0	7	1	0	2	0
Career6 seasons	80	5	1	25	12	5,523	9	0	1	66	17	48	50	0	72	0

Game log, 2026 J1 League

Game
7 Nov v Kyoto SangaL 0-2 7 Nov	0	0	78	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
31 Oct @ Vissel KobeL 1-3 31 Oct	1	0	90	0	0	1	0	4	1	3
25 Oct v Yokohama F. MarinosD 1-1 25 Oct	0	0	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
21 Oct v Cerezo OsakaD 1-1 21 Oct	0	0	90	1	0	1	0	2	1	1
17 Oct @ Kashiwa ReysolW 3-1 17 Oct	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
11 Oct @ Kawasaki FrontaleW 2-1 11 Oct	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
6 Sept v Machida ZelviaL 1-3 6 Sept	1	1	20	0	0	1	1	0	1	2
2 Sept @ Sanfrecce HiroshimaL 0-3 2 Sept	0	0	16	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
29 Aug v Fagiano OkayamaW 2-1 29 Aug	0	0	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
22 Aug v Gamba OsakaW 3-1 22 Aug	1	1	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
15 Aug @ Kashima AntlersL 1-2 15 Aug	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate @ Machida ZelviaL 1-2 6 June	0	0	93	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
1st Leg v Machida ZelviaD 2-2 30 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
17 May @ Cerezo OsakaL 1-6 17 May	0	0	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
3 May @ V-Varen NagasakiW 2-1 3 May	0	0	11	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
14 Mar v Vissel KobeL 0-3 14 Mar	0	0	62	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
7 Mar @ Avispa FukuokaW 5-1 7 Mar	3	1	87	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Fagiano Okayama win 5-4 on penalties @ Fagiano OkayamaL 1-1 1 Mar	0	0	120	0	0	1	0	0	1	1

Recent games

Nov '267
v Kyoto Sanga
1 OFF
L 2-0
Oct '2631
@ Vissel Kobe
1 SHOT · 4 FC · 1 FA
L 3-1
Oct '2625
v Yokohama F. Marinos
Did not record a stat
D 1-1
Oct '2621
v Cerezo Osaka
2 FC · 1 FA · 1 YC
D 1-1
Oct '2617
@ Kashiwa Reysol
Did not record a stat
W 3-1
Oct '2611
@ Kawasaki Frontale
Did not record a stat
W 2-1
Sept '2619
@ FC Tokyo
Did not record a stat
L 1-0
Sept '266
v Machida Zelvia
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FA
L 3-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, J1 League

Split
AwayHome or away · won 12 of 43	43	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	65.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.0
HomeHome or away · won 15 of 35	35	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	72.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.9	0.0
LossesResult	35	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	70.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	1.4	0.0
WinsResult	27	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	60.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.0
DrawsResult	16	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	77.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.9	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 27 of 78	78	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	68.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.0
Avispa FukuokaOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	88.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.5	0.0
Cerezo OsakaOpponent · won 1 of 6	6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	80.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.3	0.0
Machida ZelviaOpponent · won 0 of 6	6	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3	64.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.7	0.0
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.3	67.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
Albirex NiigataOpponent · won 3 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shonan BellmareOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	74.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.0	0.0
Fagiano OkayamaOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
FC TokyoOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	82.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.0
Gamba OsakaOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0
Kashiwa ReysolOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	46.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Vissel KobeOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	61.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.8	0.0
Kashima AntlersOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	36.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0	1.7	0.0
Sagan TosuOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Urawa Red DiamondsOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	1.0	0.0
Consadole SapporoOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kyoto SangaOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	84.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.0
Sanfrecce HiroshimaOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0
Shimizu S-PulseOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Yokohama FCOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.5	0.0
Jubilo IwataOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nagoya GrampusOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tokyo Verdy 1969Opponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
V-Varen NagasakiOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Toyota Stadium (Japan)Ground · won 9 of 21	21	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.3	74.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.2	0.0	1.1	0.0
Saitama Stadium 2002Ground · won 4 of 8	8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	61.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.0
Panasonic Stadium Suita, OsakaGround · won 2 of 5	5	–	–	–	–	73.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Best Denki Stadium, Hakata-ku, FukuokaGround · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	89.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa StadiumGround · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	46.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Niigata Stadium Big SwanGround · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, OsakaGround · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	1.7	0.0
City Light Stadium, OkayamaGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	105	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Daiwa House Premist Dome, SapporoGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ekimae Real Estate Stadium, TosuGround · won 0 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	58.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kobe Wing StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0
Machida Gion Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	91.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.0
New Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0
Nissan Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	77.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shonan BMW Stadium HiratsukaGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	3.0	0.0
Ajinomoto Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	65.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Edion Stadium HiroshimaGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	84.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kashima Soccer StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Noevir Stadium KobeGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, NagasakiGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Suita City Football Stadium, OsakaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Tokyo StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Toyota StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Urawa Komaba Stadium, SaitamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, KawasakiGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0