Yusuke Kato

Yusuke Kato
Personal information
Full name	Yusuke Kato
Date of birth	13 February 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2006	Huracán
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2021

Yusuke Kato (加藤友介, Katō Yūsuke, born 13 February 1986, in Osaka) is a Japanese football midfielder who plays for Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in Bangladesh. Kato is the second Japanese player to play in Argentina's top division football league after Naohiro Takahara.

At the age of 14, he went to Argentina to learn soccer, and after graduating from high school, went to Argentina again to play soccer.

He is the first Japanese soccer player to play in the first division (Primera Division) after promoting from the U-20 in Argentina.

Antonio Mohamed(2018 Mexico League champion), the manager of that time, said, “Kato is my son. He has a great scoring ability.”

The manager Osvaldo Ardiles (ex-Argentina international, World Cup Champion) said, “He can definitely play well in J League.”

The teammates who have played together so far are Javier Pastore (AS Rome, former PSG), Dani Osvaldo (ex-Italy international), Joaquín Larrivey (ex-Real Club Celta), Mario Bolatti (ex-Argentina international)

When he played in Thailand, he played under Sven-Göran Eriksson (ex-England international manager) and was said, “I assure that Kato’s ability to play in Thailand’s Top team.”

2012 I League (India) Champion

2013 Best 11 of the year in Thai League

2015 Promote to Thai League 1

2017 Hong Kong FA Cup Runner-up

Career[]

Argentina[]

Kato made Japanese football history when he joined Argentine Primera División side Huracán. He stayed there from 2006–2010 making 15 league appearances and scoring once. Kato scored his first goal for Huracán against Talleres de Cordoba in 2007.

Dempo[]

On 30 January 2012 it was confirmed that Kato had signed a deal with Indian I-League team Dempo S.C. for the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in I-League for Dempo S.C. on 24 March 2012 against HAL SC, in which Dempo won 3–0.

References[]

External links[]

Josuke Kato at BDFA (in Spanish)
Yusuke Kato at Soccerway

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Personal information

Full name	Yusuke Kato
Date of birth	(1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2006	Huracán
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Huracán	15	(1)
2008	→ Def. de Belgrano (loan)	13	(1)
2011	MIO Biwako Kusatsu	0	(0)
2012	Dempo	4	(1)
2012	BEC Tero Sasana	12	(2)
2013	Nakhon Ratchasima	31	(14)
2014	Samut Songkhram	24	(4)
2015	BBCU	30	(14)
2016	Udon Thani	9	(0)
2016	Angthong	5	(0)
2017	South China	8	(2)
2017	Persegres	14	(0)
2018–2019	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	21	(7)
2019–2020	Sheikh Jamal DC	5	(0)
2020–	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2021