Sota Kitano

Sota Kitano
Personal information
Full name	Sota Kitano
Date of birth	13 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Wakayama, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	38
Youth career
	Arterivo Yuasa
0000–2022	Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020	Cerezo Osaka U-23
2022–	Cerezo Osaka
International career‡
2019	Japan U15
2019	Japan U16
2022–	Japan U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Sota Kitano (北野颯太, Kitano Sota, born 13 August 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2022.^[3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerezo Osaka U-23	2020	J3 League	8	0	–		–		0	0	8	0
Cerezo Osaka	2022	J1 League	11	0	0	0	5^[a]	3	0	0	16	3
Career total			19	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	24	3

Personal information
Full name	Sota Kitano^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Wakayama, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	38
Youth career
	Arterivo Yuasa
0000–2022	Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Cerezo Osaka U-23	8	(0)
2022–	Cerezo Osaka	35	(3)
International career^‡
2019	Japan U15	2	(0)
2019	Japan U16	3	(0)
2022–	Japan U19	16	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)