| Daisuke Sato 佐藤 大介 | |
| Fullname: | Daisuke Caumanday Sato |
| Birth Date: | September 20, 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Davao City, Philippines |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Davao Aguilas |
| Clubnumber: | 66 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sendai University |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Global |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Politehnica Iași |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | Horsens |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Sepsi OSK |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Muangthong United |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Suphanburi |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Persib Bandung |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Davao Aguilas |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam2: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps2: | 60 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 7 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 23 November 2023 |
Daisuke Caumanday Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 大介|Satō Daisuke; born September 20, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Philippines Football League club Davao Aguilas and the Philippines national team.[1]
Sato was born in Davao City, Philippines to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. He was a member of the youth team of the Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]
Global announced on March 7, 2014, that it had signed Daisuke Sato.[2]
In June 2016, he went on trial with Romanian Liga I side Politehnica Iași. He also featured in five pre-season training matches where he started one match and came on as a substitute on the other four. The team won one and drew four.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He was able to impress coach Nicolò Napoli and was signed permanently on a four-year contract.[8]
On 17 September 2016, Sato played the whole match against Dinamo Bucuresti as CSM Politehnica Iași lost 3–1, thus becoming the first Filipino-born to play in Romania.[9]
In late June 2017, it was announced that Sato had signed for Danish Super League outfit Horsens on a three-year deal.[10] However on 6 December 2017,it was announced that Sato terminated his contract with Horsens. He played a total of four matches for the club.[11]
After his stint in Denmark, Daisuke Sato returned to Romania to play in Liga I. On January 5, 2018, it was reported that Sato has signed in with Sepsi OSK.[12] Sato left the club in May 2019.[13] Sato had 44 appearances for Sepsi over two seasons.[14]
Thai League side Muangthong United in June 2019 announced that they have signed Sato.[14]
On 7 July 2021, after Sato's contract with Muangthong United has ended. He decided to join another Thai League side Suphanburi on a free transfer.[15] [16]
On 11 June 2022, Sato joined a Liga 1 team Persib Bandung. He made his league debut on 24 July 2022 in a match against Bhayangkara at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang.[17] In November 2023, Persib announced that he would be placed on loan to another club.[18] Persib announced Sato's release from the club on 31 January 2024.[19]
Sato would return to the Philippines in early 2024, to join Philippines Football League returnee club Davao Aguilas. Aside from being a player, he was tasked to be teach at the club's football youth academy in coordination of the University of Makati.[20]
Sato made his international debut in a friendly match against Nepal in April 2014 and assisted a goal from his club mate.[21] The footballer was part of the Philippine squad that played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, where the team finished in second place.[22]
Sato scored his first International goal in a 2–3 loss against Myanmar during the 2014 Philippine Peace Cup.[23] He scored his second goal for his country with a long range strike in an exhibition match against Cambodia.[24] [25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[27] | Continental | Other[28] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Global | UFL Div 1 | 14 | 3 | — | — | ? | 1[29] | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2015 | UFL Div 1 | 14 | 1 | ? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | UFL Div 1 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | ? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 8 | |||
| Politehnica Iași | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| AC Horsens | 2017–18 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Sepsi OSK | 2017–18 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Muangthong United | 2019 | Thai League 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Thai League 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Suphanburi | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Persib Bandung | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 191 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 207 | 11 | |||
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |||||||
| 1. | 6 September | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup | |||||
| 2. | 14 November | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Friendly | ||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 3. | 13 June | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||
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