Kodai Sano

Kodai Sano is a 22-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for NEC Nijmegen, born on September 25, 2003, who is right-footed. Follow Kodai Sano on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Eredivisie season, Kodai Sano has recorded 3 goals, 7 assists, 3,060 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.54, 3 yellow cards.

Kodai Sano scores highly on Matches, Started, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie.

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 17, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Go Ahead Eagles (90 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• May 10, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Groningen (90 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Telstar (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw away at FC Twente (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• April 19, 2026: 1-5 loss away at AZ Alkmaar (74 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• April 12, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Feyenoord (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• April 4, 2026: 2-0 win away at Excelsior (90 minutes, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• March 28, 2026: 1-0 win away at Scotland (45 minutes, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• March 22, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs SC Heerenveen (90 minutes, 1 assist, 8.6 FotMob rating)
• March 14, 2026: 3-2 win away at PSV Eindhoven (90 minutes, 1 assist, 1 yellow card, 8.4 FotMob rating)

Explore Kodai Sano's playing style with FotMob'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 FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Kodai Sano currently plays for NEC Nijmegen alongside Gonzalo Crettaz, Brayann Pereira, Philippe Sandler, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Thomas Ouwejan, Darko Nejasmic, Virgil Misidjan, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Danilo, Tjaronn Chery, Basar Önal, Eliazer Dasa, Jetro Willems, Bram Nuytinck, Koki Ogawa, Willum Willumsson, Noé Lebreton, Jasper Cillessen, Deveron Fonville, Sami Ouaissa, Bryan Linssen, Rijk Janse, Youssef El Kachati, Sam de Laat, Freek Entius, Yassin Moslih, Martijn Overmars, Kevin Kers, Douwe Vernooij, Mees Rensen, and Dirk Proper. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Kodai Sano's career has also included time at Fagiano Okayama FC.

On the international stage, Kodai Sano has represented Japan, Japan U20, Japan U23, and Japan U19.

Kodai Sano is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ayumu Seko, Ko Itakura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuto Nagatomo, Wataru Endo, Yuito Suzuki, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Ao Tanaka, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Takefusa Kubo, Hiroki Ito, Kento Shiogai, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Keisuke Goto. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Kodai Sano has competed in Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, J. League 2, and World Cup AFC qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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