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Sota Kitano 8

Salzburg Right Midfield Age 22 Height 172 cm Right foot Japan

Deployed as Attacking Midfield in 3 of last 7 starts · declared Right Midfield

41% of team minutes · 485 minutes, 5 starts in 13 team matches 41st percentile
0 + 1 goals and assists · 0.19 per 90 · 5% of team goals 46th percentile
6.67 average rating over 11 rated matches 34th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Wins his tacklesCreates big chancesElite creator Rarely scoresRarely dribbles

DNA strand · vs all covered leagues, midfielders (n = 2235) · 485 minutes · no covered domestic league for this club

Overall

Rating 6.67 34 Goals + assists /90 0.19 46 Share of team minutes 41% 41 Cards /90 0.37 16 Fouls /90 2.04 11

Creation

Chances created /90 2.23 85 Key passes /90 1.67 79 Big chances created /90 0.56 94 Assists /90 0.19 75 Passes /90 37.30 49 Pass accuracy 78% 23 Final-third passes /90 3.71 33 Accurate crosses /90 0.56 65 Long balls won /90 0.93 27

Defence

Defensive actions /90 2.97 22 Tackles /90 1.86 55 Tackle success 100% 100 Interceptions /90 0.37 15 Recoveries /90 4.45 54 Duel success 42% 18 Possession lost /90 14.66 23

Threat

Goals /90 0.00 0 xG /90 0.22 82 Shots /90 2.04 80 Dribbles /90 0.19 11 Dribble success no sample Touches /90 54.93 47

Each rung is a percentile among all covered leagues, midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Salzburg results by his involvement

5 matches · 3–1–1 · 2.0 ppg · 2.2 scored, 1.4 conceded per game · 340 minutes

Team 2.0 ppg when he starts (5) v 1.12 when he does not (8)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 14 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.67 6.76.66.76.76.87.06.96.96.56.46.76.56.76.2
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-17 W 1–0 at Levski Sofia · Europa League Attacking Midfield 63 0.19 1.0 1.0 6.2
2026-08-27 W 3–0 v Mjällby · Europa League Midfielder sub 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-08-20 W 1–0 at Mjällby · Europa League Midfielder sub 16 0.19 2.0 0.0 6.5
2026-08-13 D 3–3 at Pafos FC · Europa League Right Midfield 46 0.02 1.0 2.0 6.7
2026-08-06 W 1–0 v Pafos FC · Europa League Midfielder sub 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-01-29 L 2–3 at Aston Villa · Europa League Attacking Midfield 88 0.3 2.0 2.0 6.5
2026-01-22 W 3–1 v Basel · Europa League Central Midfield 75 0.34 3.0 1.0 6.9
2025-11-06 W 2–0 v Go Ahead Eagles · Europa League Central Midfield 68 0.16 2.0 0.0 6.9
2025-10-23 L 2–3 v Ferencvárosi · Europa League Attacker sub 27 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.0
2025-10-02 L 0–2 at Olympique Lyonnais · Europa League Attacker sub 32 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2025-09-25 L 0–1 v Porto · Europa League Attacker sub 25 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2025-08-06 L 0–1 v Club Brugge · Champions League Attacking Midfield 76 0.26 3.0 0.0 6.7
2025-07-30 D 1–1 v Brann · Champions League Left Midfield 85 0.6 3.0 0.0 6.6
2025-07-23 W 4–1 at Brann · Champions League Attacker sub 10 1 0.18 3.0 0.0 6.7

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Salzburg

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 5 2 170 38% 0 0 0.4 6.53 – –
2025/2026 · Europa League 6 3 315 44% 0 1 0.8 6.79 – #180 (1)
2025/2026 · Champions League 3 2 171 48% 0 1 1.0 6.65 – #205 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 2 moves

  1. 1 Jul 2025 Transfer Cerezo Osaka → Salzburg Centre Forward
  2. 9 Jun 2025 Transfer Cerezo Osaka → Salzburg Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Sota Kitano with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.