Kaishū Sano (佐野 海舟, Sano Kaishū, born 30 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Japan national team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Yonago Kita High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Machida Zelvia | 116 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Kashima Antlers | 47 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Japan | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
After four seasons with J2 League club FC Machida Zelvia, in December 2022 it was announced that Sano would be joining J1 League club Kashima Antlers for the 2023 season.[3]
Sano appeared as starter at the beginning of the season, appearing in nine of their first ten games. In April, he picked up a knee injury which would leave him out of action for 4 weeks.[4]
On 3 July 2024, Sano signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[5]
Sano is the elder brother of fellow professional footballer Kodai Sano.[6]
On 17 July 2024, following Sano's transfer to Mainz, it was reported that he was arrested along with two other co-suspects under suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman who had earlier dined with the three men.[7][8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Machida Zelvia | 2019 | J2 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020 | J2 League | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 116 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 7 | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2023 | J1 League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 163 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 177 | 8 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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