Masaru Kato

Masaru Kato
加藤 大
Personal information
Full name Masaru Kato
Date of birth (1991-05-07) May 7, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2009 Mitsubishi Yowa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Albirex Niigata 147 (3)
2012–2013 → Ehime FC (loan) 61 (11)
2019 → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 15 (0)
2020 → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) 32 (1)
International career
2011 Japan U-19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Masaru Kato (加藤 大, Katō Masaru, born May 7, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki.

Career

Born in Fukuoka, Kato signed for Albirex Niigata in September 2009, joining them from the Mitsubishi Yowa Academy.[1] He made his debut on 11 September 2010 in the J. League match against Gamba Osaka at the Big Swan, which Albirex lost 1–2.[2]

He has represented the Japan national team at numerous youth levels.

Club statistics

Updated to end of 2018 season.[3][4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup Emperor's Cup Total
2010 Albirex Niigata J1 League 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2011 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2012 Ehime FC J2 League 19 2 0 0 - 19 2
2013 42 9 1 0 - 43 9
2014 Albirex Niigata J1 League 6 0 0 0 4 0 10 0
2015 20 1 0 0 5 0 25 1
2016 28 0 2 0 5 0 35 0
2017 33 1 2 1 3 0 38 2
2018 J2 League 38 1 1 0 0 0 39 1
Total 192 14 9 1 17 0 218 15

References

  1. ^ 加藤 大選手　来季新加入内定のお知らせ (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ "2015MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Albirex Niigata". J. League. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 159 out of 289)
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 124 out of 289)


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