| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kohei Kato | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Wakayama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | JEF United Chiba | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Ritsumeikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Sacachispas | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Machida Zelvia | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Rudar Pljevlja | 61 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Podbeskidzie | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Beroe | 39 | (1) |
| 2018 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Widzew Łódź | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | St Joseph's | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 25 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Podgorica (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | Anadia FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chiangrai United | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Ryukyu | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | FK Jezero | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | MUST CPK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 | |||
Kohei Kato (加藤 恒平, Katō Kōhei, born 14 June 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
After playing in the youth team of JEF United Chiba and in Ritsumeikan University, Kato opted for a career of a globetrotter. After spells with Sacachispas and FC Machida Zelvia in the 2012 J.League Division 2, he played two seasons with FK Rudar Pljevlja in the Montenegrin First League. Next he played with Polish side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała in the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa, before joining Beroe Stara Zagora playing in the Bulgarian First League. In March 2019 Kato became part of the ranks of Polish club Widzew Łódź. In October 2019, he signed for Gibraltar National League side St Joseph's.
International career
On 26 May 2017, Kato received his first call up for Japan for the friendly game against Syria and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iraq.
Honours
- Rudar Pljevlja
References
- ^ Kohei Kato at Soccerway
- "Kohei Kato podpisał kontrakt z Widzewem". widzew.com (in Polish). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- Welcome Kohei St Joseph's FC. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Берое с японски национал
External links
- Kohei Kato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- J. League (#27)
- Kohei Kato at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Ritsumeikan University alumni
- Association football people from Wakayama Prefecture
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Sacachispas Fútbol Club players
- FC Machida Zelvia players
- FK Rudar Pljevlja players
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- Sagan Tosu players
- Widzew Łódź players
- St Joseph's F.C. players
- FK Iskra Danilovgrad players
- FK Podgorica players
- Anadia F.C. players
- Chiangrai United F.C. players
- FC Ryukyu players
- FK Jezero players
- J2 League players
- Thai League 1 players
- Montenegrin First League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- II liga players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Macau
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Macau
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs