Kodai Sano
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
3
Goals
7
Assists
0
Started
34
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 50%
1.76
xG
3
Goals
34
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 |  Go Ahead Eagles | W2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| May 10 |  FC Groningen | L2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| May 2 |  Telstar | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Apr 25 |  FC Twente | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Apr 19 |  AZ Alkmaar | L5 - 1 | 74 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Apr 12 |  Feyenoord | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Apr 4 |  Excelsior | W0 - 2 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| Mar 28 |  Scotland | W0 - 1 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| Mar 22 |  SC Heerenveen | D2 - 2 | 90 | — | 1 | — | 8.6 |
| Mar 14 |  PSV Eindhoven | W2 - 3 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 8.4 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Kodai Sano
Kodai Sano is a professional 22-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NEC Nijmegen, born on September 24, 2003, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Kodai Sano on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Kodai Sano Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Eredivisie campaign, Kodai Sano has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 34 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 3 goals and 7 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.54.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Kodai Sano ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Kodai Sano's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 23, 2027: null-null vs FC Utrecht (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 16, 2027: null-null vs PSV Eindhoven (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 8, 2027: null-null vs ADO Den Haag (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 1, 2027: null-null vs PEC Zwolle (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs FC Twente (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs SC Heerenveen (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 3, 2027: null-null vs Go Ahead Eagles (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 20, 2027: null-null vs Ajax (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 13, 2027: null-null vs Excelsior (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 6, 2027: null-null vs Fortuna Sittard (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Kodai Sano's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Kodai Sano's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Kodai Sano currently plays for NEC Nijmegen alongside Darko Nejasmic, Gonzalo Crettaz, Dirk Proper, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Tjaronn Chery, Brayann Pereira, Dick Schreuder, Rijk Janse, Deveron Fonville, Noé Lebreton, Tobias Storm, Sami Ouaissa, Argyris Darelas, Bryan Linssen, Martijn Overmars. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Kodai Sano's career has also included time at Fagiano Okayama FC, Japan, Japan U20, Japan U23, Japan U19.
On the international stage, Kodai Sano has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Kodai Sano has competed in Eredivisie, KNVB Cup. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Kodai Sano, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Kodai Sano to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.