Kodai Sano
NEC NijmegenHeight
23
Shirt
22 years
Sep 25, 2003
Right
Preferred foot
JapanCountry
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
Touches88%Shot attempts44%Goals49%
Chances created54%Aerial duels won47%Defensive contributions84%
Eredivisie 2025/2026
0
Goals1
Assists11
Started11
Matches990
Minutes played7.52
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
SC Heerenveen
PSV Eindhoven
USA
Fortuna Sittard
NAC BredaNEC Nijmegentoday
Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
1-0
90’
6.1
Oct 25
Eredivisie
PEC Zwolle
2-2
90’
7.6
Oct 18
Eredivisie
FC Twente
3-3
90’
8.3
Oct 5
Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles
1-1
90’
7.5
Sep 28
Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
2-1
90’
7.6
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 0%- 6Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.13xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.02xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 990
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.13
Non-penalty xG
0.13
Shots
6
Passing
Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.92
Successful passes
518
Pass accuracy
87.1%
Accurate long balls
21
Long ball accuracy
46.7%
Chances created
14
Successful crosses
8
Cross accuracy
32.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
15
Dribble success
68.2%
Touches
849
Touches in opposition box
8
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
19
Defending
Tackles
31
Duels won
74
Duels won %
59.2%
Aerial duels won
9
Aerial duels won %
42.9%
Interceptions
15
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
70
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
11
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches88%Shot attempts44%Goals49%
Chances created54%Aerial duels won47%Defensive contributions84%
Career
Senior career | ||
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70 9 | ||
50 5 | ||
National team | ||
1 0 | ||
7 1 | ||
1 0 | ||
3 0 |
- Matches
- Goals