| Masaru Kato 加藤 大 | |
| Fullname: | Masaru Kato |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mitsubishi Yowa |
| Years1: | 2010– |
| Caps1: | 147 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Ehime FC (loan) |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 14:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC) |
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki.
Born in Fukuoka, Kato signed for Albirex Niigata in September 2009, joining them from the Mitsubishi Yowa Academy.[1] He made his debut on 11 September 2010 in the J. League match against Gamba Osaka at the Big Swan, which Albirex lost 1–2.[2]
He has represented the Japan national team at numerous youth levels.
Updated to end of 2018 season.[3] [4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 43 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | J2 League | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 192 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 218 | 15 | |||