Sōta Kawasaki
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| Date of birth | 30 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Mainz 05 (on loan from Kyoto Sanga) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna SC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Ventforet Kofu | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Kyoto Sanga | 166 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 13 November 2020 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sōta Kawasaki (川﨑 颯太, Kawasaki Sōta; born 30 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on loan from J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Club career
[edit]On 9 July 2025, Kawasaki joined Mainz 05 in Germany on loan with an option to buy.[2]
International career
[edit]Kawasaki was called up to the Japan national team in 2023, but was an unused substitute in the friendly matches against El Salvador and Peru.
On 4 April 2024, Kawasaki was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 July 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2020 | J2 League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021 | J2 League | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2024 | J1 League | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2025 | J1 League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Career total | 166 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 14 | ||
Honours
[edit]Japan U23
References
[edit]- ^ "Sōta Kawasaki" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Mainz 05 sign Sota Kawasaki". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024" [U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 April 2024.
- ^ Sōta Kawasaki at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sōta Kawasaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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