| Toshiki Sato | |
| Team: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Number: | 39 |
| Position1: | Placekicker, punter |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| College: | Waseda |
| Playing Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Playing Team1: | IBM Big Blue |
| Playing Years2: | – |
| Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Years3: | –present |
| Playing Team3: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Status: | Practice roster |
| Import: | global |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cfl: | toshiki-sato-2 |
Toshiki Sato (born September 30, 1993) is a Japanese professional gridiron football placekicker and punter for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Waseda. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and the IBM Big Blue of the X-League.
Sato was born in Yokohama, Japan.[1]
Sato played four years of college football for the Waseda Big Bears of Waseda University in Shinjuku, Japan.[1] With three seconds remaining in the 2015 Koshien Bowl, Sato missed a 52-yard field goal as Wasada lost to the 2015 Ritsumeikan Panthers by a score of 28–27.[2]
Sato played for the IBM Big Blue of the X-League from 2016 to 2019.[3] In 2019, he earned All-X-League honors and also set a league record with a 58-yard field goal.[4] [1] [5]
Sato played for the Austin Generals of The Spring League (TSL) in 2019 and the Aviators of the TSL in 2020.[1] [6]
Sato was selected by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the second round, with the 16th overall pick, of the 2021 CFL Global Draft.[7] He signed with the team on April 20, 2021.[8] He spent the majority of the 2021 season on the practice roster but was promoted to the active roster for the final game of the regular season.[8] In that game, Sato punted nine times for 311 yards, kicked off twice for 116 yards, scored a rouge and missed one extra point as the Argonauts lost 13–7 to the Edmonton Elks.[1] [9] [10] He was released on December 5 and re-signed by the Argonauts on December 30, 2021.[8]
Sato was released by the Argonauts on May 29, 2022, and signed to the practice roster on June 5, 2022.[11] He remained on the practice roster for the duration of the season, including when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 24–23.[12] His practice roster contract expired on November 21, 2022.[11]
Sato signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 6, 2023.[13] He was moved to the practice roster on June 3, 2023. He was released by the Stampeders on November 5, 2023.[14] Sato was signed to the practice roster again on June 2, 2024.[15]