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Midfielder

Kodai Sano

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Appearances
13
1,093 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.16
Assists
0
Average rating
7.23
Age23
Date of birth25 Sep 2003
Height176 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€19.3M
Contract until30 Jun 2031

Season performance · 2026

UEFA Champions League PSV Eindhoven
Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes270
Rating7.10
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (1)
Passes · accuracy140 · 86%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 4
Duels won18 / 30
Successful dribbles5
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.11 / 0.22
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls6
Accurate crosses0
Touches193
Possession lost34
Dispossessed5
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won16
Clearances3
Ball recoveries18
Fouls won3
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)35.79
Top speed (km/h)30.85
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven
Appearances / Starts10 / 9
Minutes823
Rating7.27
Goals / Assists2 / 0
Shots (on target)14 (5)
Passes · accuracy525 · 90%
Key passes12
Tackles / Interceptions13 / 9
Duels won39 / 89
Successful dribbles11
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.47 / 1.61
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed2
Goal conversion14%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box1
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls26
Accurate crosses3
Touches674
Possession lost101
Dispossessed8
Aerial duels won6
Ground duels won33
Clearances9
Ball recoveries34
Fouls won9
Fouls committed13
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)101.41
Top speed (km/h)32.56

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking57
Technical62
Tactical55
Defending45
Creativity62

Characteristics

Strengths

25267

National team

  • Japan4 caps · 0 goals · debut Jun 2025

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
8 Nov 2026 SC Cambuur – PSV Eindhoven – – –
4 Nov 2026 PSV Eindhoven – Club Brugge KV – – –
31 Oct 2026 PSV Eindhoven – Willem II Tilburg 7–0 90' 8.7
25 Oct 2026 PSV Eindhoven – Feyenoord 1–1 76' 6.6
20 Oct 2026 FC Porto – PSV Eindhoven 0–1 90' 7.0
17 Oct 2026 ADO Den Haag – PSV Eindhoven 2–1 90' 6.8
13 Oct 2026 RB Leipzig – PSV Eindhoven 1–0 90' 7.5
9 Oct 2026 PSV Eindhoven – SC Heerenveen 2–0 90' 7.7
5 Oct 2026 Japan – New Zealand 2–1 – –
1 Oct 2026 Japan – Ecuador 5–4 – –
28 Sep 2026 Japan – Venezuela 2–1 – –
24 Sep 2026 Japan – Uruguay 3–1 45' 6.5
20 Sep 2026 FC Twente – PSV Eindhoven 3–2 90' 7.0
13 Sep 2026 PSV Eindhoven – Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 90' 8.5
10 Sep 2026 PSV Eindhoven – Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 90' 6.8

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 3 moves · total fees 15.5M €
  1. NEC To: PSV
    Transfer 15M €
  2. Okayama To: NEC
    Transfer 450k €
  3. Yonago Kita HS To: Okayama
    Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)44
Average rating7.03
Last match rating8.731 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 7.03 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 8.7

Last 10 matches

8.7 6.6 7.0 6.8 7.5 7.7 6.5 7.0 8.5 6.8

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 VriendenLoterij Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 10 (9) 823 2 0 7.27
2026 UEFA Champions League PSV Eindhoven 3 (3) 270 0 0 7.10

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2026 · percentile among midfielders (63 players)

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50 xA 83 Key passes 63 Completed passes 94 Pass accuracy 96 Progressive carries 52 Successful dribbles 90 Tackles + interceptions 68 Rating 72

5 matches · 450 min

Kodai Sano: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.25
83
Key passes / 90 min 1.60
63
Completed passes / 90 min 56.4
94
Pass accuracy 92.8%
96
Progressive carries / 90 min 2.00
52
Successful dribbles / 90 min 1.80
90
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 2.60
68
Rating 7.26
72

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