is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe, on loan from

Blaublitz Akita is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, Akita Prefecture. In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. ...

Career

Kato was born in Edogawa, Tokyo on 18 October 1999. He began playing football competitively at age 3 and had belonged to the local junior youth team at

Mitsubishi Yowa commonly referred to as simply Mitsubishi Yowa or Yowa-kai is a Japanese multisports club based in Sugamo, Tokyo. It is most notable for its football section, also known as Mitsubishi Yowa S.C.. The youth football team is famous for producing ma ...

. After graduating from Senshu University, he joined

J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...

club

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. In April, he debuted against Fagiano Okayama as a substitute

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He netted his first professional headed goal in the Nambu derby on 14 May 2023.

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* * * 1999 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Men's association football defenders People from Edogawa, Tokyo Sportspeople from Tokyo Senshu University alumni J2 League players J3 League players Blaublitz Akita players Vanraure Hachinohe players {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub