Hisato Satō
Satō in 2004
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hisato Satō | ||
| Date of birth | March 12, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | JEF United Ichihara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | JEF United Ichihara | 22 | (2) |
| 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Vegalta Sendai | 74 | (29) |
| 2005–2016 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 383 | (178) |
| 2017– | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Japan U-20 | 8 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Japan | 31 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2010 |
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Hisato Satō (佐藤 寿人 Satō Hisato?, born March 12, 1982, in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Nagoya Grampus in the J2 League. He is a left-footed forward.
Sato is a product of JEF United Ichihara's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000, against Jubilo Iwata. He scored his first league goal on March 21, 2001, against Jubilo Iwata.
Frustrated with the lack of play, he decided to move to division 2 side Cerezo Osaka in 2002. Cerezo's coach Akihiro Nishimura rated him highly as Sato had played for Japan's youth team in the previous year which was also managed by Nishimura. However, he suffered from Guillain–Barré syndrome at the beginning of the season, and found himself playing not many games with Akinori Nishizawa and Yoshito Okubo ahead of him in the pecking order. The club finished 2nd and was promoted to Division 1.
Sato was loaned out to fellow J1 side Vegalta Sendai in the 2003 season. He finally became a first-choice forward playing 30 games with 9 goals. Despite his efforts, Sendai was relegated to J2. His loan contract became a permanent one and he played 44 league games with 20 goals for Sendai in the 2005 season but failed to navigate the club to J1.
He was transferred to J1 side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2005 season. He recorded a hat trick twice and scored 18 goals in the season.
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