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Kodai Sano

NEC Nijmegen
Height
23
Shirt
22 years
Sep 25, 2003
Right
Preferred foot
Japan
Country
€6.9M
Market value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
DM
CM
AM
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches84%Shot attempts45%Goals64%
Chances created62%Aerial duels won49%Defensive contributions80%

Eredivisie 2025/2026

1
Goals
3
Assists
17
Started
17
Matches
1,530
Minutes played
7.61
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 20

Ajax
D2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Dec 16

AFC
W1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Dec 13

Telstar
D2-2
90
0
1
0
0
7.5

Dec 7

FC Volendam
W2-3
90
0
1
0
0
7.8

Nov 29

Sparta Rotterdam
W3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Nov 23

Feyenoord
W2-4
90
0
0
0
0
8.0

Nov 9

FC Groningen
W2-0
90
1
0
0
0
7.8

Nov 2

FC Utrecht
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Oct 25

PEC Zwolle
D2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Oct 18

FC Twente
D3-3
90
0
1
0
0
8.3
NEC Nijmegen

Dec 20

Eredivisie
Ajax
2-2
90‎’‎
7.8

Dec 16

KNVB Cup
AFC
1-3
90‎’‎
7.8

Dec 13

Eredivisie
Telstar
2-2
90‎’‎
7.5

Dec 7

Eredivisie
FC Volendam
2-3
90‎’‎
7.8

Nov 29

Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
3-1
90‎’‎
7.8
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 17%
  • 12Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.46xG
2 - 0
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.08xG0.17xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,530

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.46
xG on target (xGOT)
0.18
Non-penalty xG
0.46
Shots
12
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
3.44
Successful passes
706
Successful passes %
86.5%
Accurate long balls
35
Accurate long balls %
52.2%
Chances created
21
Successful crosses
11
Successful crosses %
28.9%

Possession

Successful dribbles
31
Successful dribbles %
58.5%
Touches
1,207
Touches in opposition box
18
Dispossessed
24
Fouls won
23

Defending

Tackles
45
Duels won
110
Duels won %
53.4%
Aerial duels won
11
Aerial duels won %
40.7%
Interceptions
19
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
19
Recoveries
113
Possession won final 3rd
11
Dribbled past
18

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

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Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches84%Shot attempts45%Goals64%
Chances created62%Aerial duels won49%Defensive contributions80%

Career

Senior career

NEC Nijmegen (Free transfer)Aug 2023 - now
77
10
Fagiano Okayama FCJan 2022 - Aug 2023
50
5

National team

JapanMay 2025 - Oct 2025
1
0
Japan U20Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
7
1
Japan U23May 2024 - Jun 2024
1
0
Japan U19May 2022 - May 2023
3
0
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