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Kodai Sano

NEC Nijmegen
176 cm
Height
23
Shirt
21 years
Sep 25, 2003
Right
Preferred foot
Japan
Country
€4.2M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
DM
RW
AM
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches64%Shot attempts80%Goals85%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won46%Defensive actions59%

Eredivisie 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
14
Started
15
Matches
1,167
Minutes played
6.74
Rating
1
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 22

Willem II
4-1
64
0
0
0
0
5.6

Dec 18

Heracles
1-0
120
0
0
1
0
7.5

Dec 15

Sparta Rotterdam
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Dec 7

Go Ahead Eagles
5-0
90
0
0
0
0
4.9

Dec 1

Ajax
1-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.3

Nov 24

FC Utrecht
1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Nov 9

RKC Waalwijk
0-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Nov 3

FC Groningen
6-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Oct 29

PEC Zwolle
4-3
120
0
0
1
0
8.3

Oct 25

Almere City FC
1-0
83
0
0
0
0
7.3
NEC Nijmegen

Dec 22

Eredivisie
Willem II
4-1
64’
5.6

Dec 18

KNVB Cup
Heracles
1-0
120’
7.5

Dec 15

Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
1-1
90’
6.4

Dec 7

Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles
5-0
90’
4.9

Dec 1

Eredivisie
Ajax
1-2
90’
6.3
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 24%
  • 21Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.21xG
1 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.13xG0.20xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,167

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.20
xG on target (xGOT)
0.49
Non-penalty xG
1.20
Shots
21
Shots on target
5

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
1.02
Successful passes
526
Pass accuracy
86.5%
Accurate long balls
29
Long ball accuracy
50.9%
Chances created
13
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
14.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
14
Dribble success
48.3%
Touches
824
Touches in opposition box
20
Dispossessed
20
Fouls won
24

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles won
9
Tackles won %
52.9%
Duels won
67
Duels won %
42.9%
Aerial duels won
12
Aerial duels won %
35.3%
Interceptions
13
Blocked
5
Fouls committed
22
Recoveries
77
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
12

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
1

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches64%Shot attempts80%Goals85%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won46%Defensive actions59%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

NEC Nijmegen (Free transfer)Aug 2023 - now
48
7
Fagiano OkayamaJan 2022 - Aug 2023
50
5

National team

Japan U20Jan 2023 - now
7
1
Japan U23May 2024 - Jun 2024
1
0
Japan U19May 2022 - May 2023
3
0
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