Tsubasa Sano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsubasa Sano | ||
| Date of birth | October 18, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roasso Kumamoto | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shimizu Commercial High School | |||
| Juntendo University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 21 | (26) |
| 2018– | Roasso Kumamoto | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2017 | |||
Tsubasa Sano (佐野 翼, Sano Tsubasa, born August 26, 1994 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer. He is a forward for Roasso Kumamoto.
Personal life
He was educated at and played for Shimizu Commercial High School & Juntendo University before moving to Singapore after graduation in 2017.[1]
Club career
Tsubasa signed his first professional contract with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, a satellite team of J.League side Albirex Niigata, playing in the top tier of football in Singapore, the S.League.
He made his competitive debut in the 2017 Singapore Community Shield, which doubled up as the first league game of the season, against Tampines Rovers FC. Although he missed glaring chances in the game, he managed to win his first piece of silverware as the White Swans came out 2-1 winners in an ill-tempered match.[2]
He scored his first goals for the club in a 5-0 demolition of the Garena Young Lions in match day 2 of the 2017 S.League season, bringing his tally to 2 goals in 2 games.[3] He scored another brace in a 2-0 win over Hougang United FC, bringing his tally for the season to 5 goals in 5 games and helping his team to the top of the table.[4][5] Tsubasa scored his 7th and 8th goals in the next match, helping Albriex to the top of the table and condemning Warriors FC to their first defeat of the season.[6]
It proved to be a good season for Sano and the White Swans as the Japanese satellite club swept all four pieces of silverware on offer in Singapore for a second consecutive year.[7] Sano proved to be hugely influential, scoring 26 league goals to finish as the 2017 S.League top scorer as well as scoring a goal in the 2017 Singapore Cup final to help Albriex secure their fourth piece of silverware of 2017.[7] In total, he had 31 goals in all competitions.[8]
After his impressive season in the S.League, Sano secured a move to J2 League side Roasso Kumamoto.[8]
Club career statistics
As of February 26, 2018.[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2017 | Albirex Niigata FC (S) | S.League | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 30 |
| Total | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2018 | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 30 | ||
Honours
Club
Individual
- S.League Top Scorer: 2017
References
- ^ http://www.albirex.com.sg/en/archives/21750/
- ^ "Albirex wins Community Shield". The New Paper. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "S.League.com - Albirex Niigata FC S". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "S.League.com - Balestier Khalsa FC". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "S.League.com - Albirex Niigata FC S". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "S.league Good and Bad: Gritty Protectors, graceful Swans and highlights galore". FourFourTwo. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ a b "FFT'S S.League XI of 2017: Who makes the cut?". FourFourTwo. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ a b "Albirex hotshot Sano completes transfer to Japan". FourFourTwo. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 236 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Roasso Kumamoto
- Tsubasa Sano at Soccerway
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