Kohei Kato
Personal information
Full name Kohei Kato
Date of birth (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989
Place of birth Wakayama, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 MUST CPK
Number 18
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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023

Kohei Kato (加藤 恒平, Katō Kōhei, born 14 June 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Macanese Club MUST CPK.[1]

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,[1] he played two seasons with FK Rudar Pljevlja in the Montenegrin First League.[1] Next he played with Polish side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała in the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa,[1] before joining Beroe Stara Zagora playing in the Bulgarian First League.[1] In March 2019 Kato became part of the ranks of Polish club Widzew Łódź.[2] In October 2019, he signed for Gibraltar National League side St Joseph's.[3]

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.[4]

Honours

Rudar Pljevlja

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kohei Kato at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Kohei Kato podpisał kontrakt z Widzewem". widzew.com (in Polish). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Welcome Kohei St Joseph's FC. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Берое с японски национал
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