Daisuke Sato (footballer)

Daisuke Sato
佐藤 大介

Sato with the Philippine national team
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Caumanday Sato
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
Place of birth Davao City, Philippines
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2012 Urawa Red Diamonds
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Sendai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Global 31 (5)
2016– Politehnica Iași 6 (0)
National team‡
2014 Philippines U-21 3 (0)
2014– Philippines 27 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 26 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Daisuke Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 大介 born 20 September 1994 in Davao City) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a defender for Politehnica Iași and the Philippines national team.[1]

Early life

Sato was born in Davao City, Philippines to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. He was a member of the youth team of the Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]

Club career

Global

Global F.C. announced on 7 March 2014 that it had signed in Daisuke Sato.[2]

Politehnica Iasi

In June 2016, he went on trial with Romanian Liga I side Politehnica Iași. He also featured in five pre-season training matches where he started one match and came on as a substitute on the other four. The team won one and drew four.[3][4][5][6][7] He was able to impress coach Nicolò Napoli and was signed permanently on a four-year contract.[8]

On 17 September 2016, Sato played the whole match against Dinamo Bucuresti as Politehnica Iași lost 3–1, thus becoming the first Filipino to play in Romania.[9]

International career

Sato made his international debut in a friendly match against Nepal in April 2014 and assisted a goal from his club mate.[10] The footballer was part of the Philippine squad that played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, where the team finished in second place.[11]

Sato scored his first International goal in a 2-3 loss against Myanmar during the 2014 Philippine Peace Cup.[12] He scored his second goal for his country with a long range strike in an exhibition match against Cambodia.[13][14]

Statistics

Club

As of 23 November 2016[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Politehnica Iași 2016–17 Liga I 70100080

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
6 September 2014 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila  Myanmar
1–1
2–3
2014 Philippine Peace Cup[12]
14 November 2014 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila  Cambodia
1–0
3–0
Friendly[13]

Honours

National team

References

  1. ↑ "Jeffrey Christiaens out, Daisuke Sato in for Azkals' Qatar friendlies". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. 1 2 "Four New Names To Bolster Global FC | Global FC". globalfc.ph. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ↑ "CSMS Iași - Neftçi Baku 3-3" (in Romanian). CSMS Iași. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "CSMS Iași - Osmanlispor 1-1" (in Romanian). CSMS Iaș. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Al treilea egal din cantonament" (in Romanian). CSMS Iași. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "CSMS Iasi - FC Voluntari, scor 1-0, intr-un meci amical" (in Romanian). Sport2rol. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Egali cu junii turci" (in Romanian). Ziarul de Iasi. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Al patrulea transfer pentru Iaşi: filipinezul Sato a semnat cu CSMS" (in Romanian). Pro Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fotbal - Liga I: Dinamo București - CSM Poli Iași 3-1" (in Romanian). Agerpres. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "UFL Stars Shine In Azkals' First Class Win Over Nepal | Official Site For United Football League". ufl.ph. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  11. ↑ "Phil Younghusband, Reichelt fire Azkals to semis with win over Turkmenistan". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  12. 1 2 Marisse Panaligan (6 September 2014). "Azkals yield Peace Cup to Myanmar in extra-time heartbreaker". GMA Network. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Phil Younghusband reaches milestone in Azkals' bounce-back win over Cambodia". GMA Network. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Sacamos, Karlos (14 November 2014). "Azkals build up confidence ahead of Suzuki Cup with three-goal win over Cambodia". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "D. Sato". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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