K. Sano · career
Kodai Sano
Defensive · NEC Nijmegen · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Sano is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 1 club — 85 appearances, 11 goals and 11 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at NEC Nijmegen — Season rating 59, 3 goals and 7 assists in 34 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at NEC Nijmegen. Form is on a climb — up 33 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | NEC Nijmegen | 25 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Fagiano Okayama | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Fagiano Okayama | 29 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 1 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Japan U20 | 2023/24 | AFC U20 Asian Cup | 4 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - U20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Japan U19 | 2022/23 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
Honours
KNVB Beker×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Japan | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Japan | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
39 played6 not in squad· 3494 min, 3g 8a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Groningen | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A De Treffers | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H PAOK | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Eredivisie | H Excelsior | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Aug 16 | Eredivisie | A Heracles | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 24 | Eredivisie | H NAC Breda | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Aug 31 | Eredivisie | A Fortuna Sittard | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 13 | Eredivisie | H PSV Eindhoven | 3-5 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 21 | Eredivisie | A Heerenveen | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 28 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 5 | Eredivisie | A GO Ahead Eagles | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | Eredivisie | H Twente | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Oct 25 | Eredivisie | A PEC Zwolle | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 30 | KNVB Beker | A Rijnsburgse Boys | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 9 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Nov 23 | Eredivisie | A Feyenoord | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Eredivisie | H Sparta Rotterdam | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 7 | Eredivisie | A FC Volendam | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Dec 13 | Eredivisie | A Telstar | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 16 | KNVB Beker | A AFC Amsterdam | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | Eredivisie | H Ajax | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | Eredivisie | A NAC Breda | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Jan 20 | KNVB Beker | A De Treffers | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | Eredivisie | H PEC Zwolle | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | Eredivisie | A AZ Alkmaar | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Feb 4 | KNVB Beker | H FC Volendam | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | Eredivisie | H Heracles | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 11 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 21 | Eredivisie | A Ajax | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 3 | KNVB Beker | H PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Mar 8 | Eredivisie | H FC Volendam | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | Eredivisie | A PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Mar 22 | Eredivisie | H Heerenveen | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Apr 4 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 12 | Eredivisie | H Feyenoord | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 19 | KNVB Beker | A AZ Alkmaar | 1-5 | Played | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | Eredivisie | A Twente | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| May 2 | Eredivisie | H Telstar | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 10 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 17 | Eredivisie | H GO Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 |