K. Sano · career
Kodai Sano
Central · PSV Eindhoven · 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 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 59 |
| 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 · 2026/27
2 played1 not in squad· 117 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at NEC Nijmegen — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-1 | Played | 27 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 |