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Midfielder

Sota Kitano

Injured — Ankle Injury · Back: 13 Nov 2026
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Appearances
14
771 min
Goals
3
G+A per 90: 0.93
Assists
5
Average rating
6.69
Age22
Date of birth13 Aug 2004
Height172 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€6.2M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Ankle Injury · Out Since 30 Oct 2026 · Back: 13 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Austrian Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg
Appearances / Starts9 / 6
Minutes529
Rating6.58
Goals / Assists1 / 4
Shots (on target)14 (5)
Passes · accuracy244 · 79%
Key passes14
Tackles / Interceptions9 / 4
Duels won16 / 50
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.66 / 1.26
Detailed statistics
Big chances created7
Big chances missed3
Goal conversion7%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses1
Touches334
Possession lost86
Dispossessed8
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won15
Clearances2
Ball recoveries18
Fouls won3
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)64.80
Top speed (km/h)35.64
ÖFB Cup Red Bull Salzburg
Appearances / Starts2 / 0
Minutes54
Rating7.35
Goals / Assists1 / 1
Shots (on target)1 (1)
Passes · accuracy28 · 86%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won3 / 9
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Goal conversion100%
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses1
Aerial duels won0
Clearances0
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
UEFA Europa League Red Bull Salzburg
Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes188
Rating6.57
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (2)
Passes · accuracy82 · 82%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2
Duels won1 / 10
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.57 / 0.04
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion25%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls4
Accurate crosses0
Touches105
Possession lost26
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won1
Clearances0
Ball recoveries9
Fouls won0
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)23.79
Top speed (km/h)30.43

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking56
Technical52
Tactical43
Defending39
Creativity56

Characteristics

Strengths

7

Weaknesses

16

National team

  • Japan1 caps · 0 goals · debut Nov 2025

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
25 Oct 2026 LASK – Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 83' 6.4
22 Oct 2026 NK Celje – Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 65' 7.4
18 Oct 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – SCR Altach 3–0 10' 7.0
15 Oct 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – AC Milan 0–4 60' 6.2
10 Oct 2026 GAK – Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 54' 6.4
20 Sep 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – SK Sturm Graz 3–0 38' 6.6
17 Sep 2026 Levski Sofia – Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 63' 6.1
11 Sep 2026 SV Ried – Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 73' 6.6
6 Sep 2026 SKN St. Pölten – Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 35' 6.6
2 Sep 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – SK Rapid Wien 5–1 68' 6.5
30 Aug 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – FK Austria Wien 4–1 90' 5.8
27 Aug 2026 Red Bull Salzburg – Mjällby AIF 3–0 – –
20 Aug 2026 Mjällby AIF – Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 – –
16 Aug 2026 WSG Tirol – Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 45' 6.9
13 Aug 2026 Pafos FC – Red Bull Salzburg 3–3 – –

Career and transfers

2 clubs · 2 moves
  1. Cerezo Osaka To: RB Salzburg
    Transfer Undisclosed
  2. Cerezo U18 To: Cerezo Osaka
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)35
Average rating6.63
Last match rating6.425 Oct 2026
Matches missed14 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.63 Dec 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 6.4

Last 10 matches

6.4 7.4 7.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.5

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Austrian Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 9 (6) 529 1 4 6.58
2026 UEFA Europa League Red Bull Salzburg 3 (3) 188 1 0 6.57
2026 ÖFB Cup Red Bull Salzburg 2 (0) 54 1 1 7.35

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

Player profile

UEFA Europa League 2025 · percentile among midfielders (235 players)

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50 xA 81 Key passes 79 Completed passes 38 Pass accuracy 18 Progressive carries 73 Successful dribbles 23 Tackles + interceptions 69 Rating 33

6 matches · 316 min

Sota Kitano: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.20
81
Key passes / 90 min 1.71
79
Completed passes / 90 min 28.5
38
Pass accuracy 77.5%
18
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.85
73
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.28
23
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.13
69
Rating 6.72
33

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