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Shoma Sato (footballer)
Shoma Sato (佐藤 彰真, Satō Akimasa, born 6 October 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Philippines Football League club One Taguig.[1][2] Personal lifeSato was born in Yonezawa in the prefecture of Yamagata.[3] He began playing football at a very young age and is currently a Yamagata Oshoshina Tourism Ambassador.[4] CareerYouth careerSato played youth football for his high school, Yonezawa Chuo HS,[5][4] as well as for Yonezawa Phoenix and Abeeca Yonezawa.[6] At the age of 19, he played for the U21 of lower league team SC Sagamihara.[7] Career in JapanSato left Sagamihara and played professionally for a number of lower tier Japanese sides. From 2018 to 2019, he played for the challengers team of Thespa Kusatsu.[8] After returning to Japan two years later, he played for one season at FC Awaji-shima where he made 7 appearances,[9][10] playing for Vonds Ichihara the following season.[11] Albirex Niigata SingaporeIn between his stints at Japanese clubs, Sato signed his first professional contract abroad with Albirex Niigata of the Singapore Premier League,[12][5][13] a club then composed of mostly Japanese nationals.[14] Albirex ended the season as champions of the 2020 Singapore Premier League, though Sato remained on the bench for most of the season and didn't play a competitive match, before departing early the next year.[15] Playing in AustriaSato next played in Austria, signing for Austrian fourth-tier side Favoritner AC where he scored two goals.[16] After a brief spell, he had a more successful stint with FC Bisamberg, making 18 appearances across two seasons.[17][18][19] Davao AguilasIn 2024, Sato left Austria to sign a contract in the Philippines. He signed with Davao Aguilas, a club returning to the PFL for the first time in 6 years.[20][21] He made his first start in a 1–0 win over Mendiola, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Manila Digger.[22][23] References
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