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Shoma Sato (footballer)

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Shoma Sato
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Davao Aguilas
Number 40
Youth career
Yonezawa Phoenix
Abeeca Yonezawa
2016–2018 Yonezawa Chuo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Thespakusatsu Challengers
2019–2020 SC Sagamihara
2020–2021 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 (0)
2021–2022 FC Awaji-shima 7 (1)
2023–2023 Vonds Ichihara
2023 Favoritner AC 9 (2)
2023–2024 Bisamberg 18 (0)
2024– Davao Aguilas 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4:24, June 22, 2024 (UTC)

Shoma Sato (佐藤 彰真, Satō Akimasa, born 6 October 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Philippines Football League club Davao Aguilas.[1][2]

Personal life

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Sato was born in Yonezawa in the prefecture of Yamagata.[3] He began playing football at a very young age and is currently a Yamagata Oshoshina Tourism Ambassador.[4]

Career

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Youth career

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Sato played youth football for his high school, Yonezawa Chuo HS,[5][4] as well as for Yonezawa Phoenix and Abeeca Yonezawa.[6] At the age of 19, he played for the U21 of lower league team SC Sagamihara.[7]

Career in Japan

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Sato left Sagamihara and played professionally for a number of lower tier Japanese sides. From 2018 to 2019, he played for the challengers team of Thespa Kusatsu.[8]

After returning to Japan two years later, he played for one season at FC Awaji-shima where he made 7 appearances,[9][10] playing for Vonds Ichihara the following season.[11]

Albirex Niigata Singapore

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In between his stints at Japanese clubs, Sato signed his first professional contract abroad with Albirex Niigata of the Singapore Premier League,[12][5][13] a club then composed of mostly Japanese nationals.[14] Albirex ended the season as champions of the 2020 Singapore Premier League, though Sato remained on the bench for most of the season and didn't play a competitive match, before departing early the next year.[15]

Playing in Austria

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Sato next played in Austria, signing for Austrian fourth-tier side Favoritner AC where he scored two goals.[16] After a brief spell, he had a more successful stint with FC Bisamberg, making 18 appearances across two seasons.[17][18][19]

Davao Aguilas

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In 2024, Sato left Austria to sign a contract in the Philippines. He signed with Davao Aguilas, a club returning to the PFL for the first time in 6 years.[20][21] He made his first start in a 1–0 win over Mendiola, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Manila Digger.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ Shoma Sato at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Shoma Sato - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "佐藤彰真（サトウショウマ". Go Beyonders. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "「山形から世界へ」世界一への海外挑戦 inオーストリア". ReadyFor. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "佐藤 彰真がアルビレックス新潟シンガポールと契約致しました". Goal Agency. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ "佐藤彰真選手 SC相模原 U21より加入のお知らせ". Albirex Niigata. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ^ "サッカー契約選手". Europlus. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. ^ "【アスリート・ファンディング】佐藤彰真〜プロサッカー選手〜". Wellex. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ^ "佐藤彰真選手 移籍加入のお知らせ". FC Awaji-shima. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ^ "佐藤彰真選手 移籍のお知らせ". FC Awaji-shima. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  11. ^ "【TOP】佐藤彰真選手 移籍先決定のお知らせ". Vonds Ichihara. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  12. ^ "SATO Shoma (SC Sagamihara U21) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season". Albirex Niigata (English). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  13. ^ "【シンガポール】佐藤彰真がアルビレックス新潟シンガポールと契約". Europlus. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ "SPL 2020 Club Guide: Albirex Niigata (S)". Singapore Premier League. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  15. ^ "【２０２０シーズン】藤本・荻野・佐藤・三塚がシンガポールプレミアリーグで優勝致しました". Goal Agency. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Spieler - Shoma Sato". Austrian Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Vereine - Bisamberg 1. FC". Lower Austrian Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  18. ^ Sonnenberg, Peter (26 September 2023). "Top fünf! Bisamberg bebte dank Balti". Nön. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  19. ^ Sonnenberg, Peter (16 September 2023). "Mit einem Mann weniger gepunktet". Nön. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  20. ^ Servinio, Anthony (19 February 2024). "PFL: Sato, nagpauga sa Aguilas sa paglipat nito". Bulgar Online. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Davao Aguilas UMAK FC - Team Roster". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Davao Aguilas UMak 1-0 Manila Digger: Another narrow win for Davao". pfl.org.ph. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  23. ^ Malihan, Drew (22 April 2024). "Lone goal enough as Davao Aguilas escapes Manila Digger". Dugout PH. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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