| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaishu Sano | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tsuyama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kashima Antlers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Yonago Kita High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Machida Zelvia | 116 | (8) |
| 2023– | Kashima Antlers | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 11 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kaishu Sano (佐野 海舟, Sano Kaishū, born 30 December 2000), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.[1][2]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| Machida Zelvia | 2019 | J2 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 116 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 7 | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2023 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 122 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
