Sōta Kawasaki

Sōta Kawasaki
川﨑颯太
Personal information
Date of birth	30 July 2001
Place of birth	Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kyoto Sanga
Number	7
Youth career
	Fortuna SC
2011–2016	Ventforet Kofu
2017–2019	Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Kyoto Sanga
International career‡
2018	Japan U18
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Sōta Kawasaki (川﨑颯太, Kawasaki Sōta; born 30 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kyoto Sanga.

International career

Kawasaki was called up to the Japan national team in 2023, but was an unused substitute in the friendly matches against El Salvador and Peru.

On 4 April 2024, Kawasaki was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[2]

As of match played 29 March 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kyoto Sanga	2020	J2 League	16	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
	2021	J2 League	41	3	1	0	—		0	0	42	3
	2022	J1 League	28	1	0	0	3	0	1^[a]	0	32	1
	2023	J1 League	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	2
	2024	J1 League	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Career total			118	8	1	0	4	0	1	0	124	8

Japan U23

^ "Sōta Kawasaki" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "U-23日本代表メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップカタール2024" [U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 April 2024.
^ Sōta Kawasaki at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.