Daisuke Caumanday Sato (Japanese: 佐藤大介; born September 20, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Philippines national team.[1]
![]() Sato playing for Philippines at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daisuke Caumanday Sato | ||
Date of birth | (1994-09-20) September 20, 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Davao City, Philippines | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Persib Bandung | ||
Number | 66 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
2012–2013 | Sendai University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Global FC | 31 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Politehnica Iași | 24 | (0) |
2017 | Horsens | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sepsi OSK | 44 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Muangthong United | 17 | (1) |
2021 | Suphanburi | 14 | (0) |
2022 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 14 | (0) |
2022– | Persib Bandung | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Philippines U21 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Philippines | 54 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:45; 16 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:05; 8 June 2022 (UTC) |
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 F.C. 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 AC 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]
Sato made his international debut in a friendly match against Nepal in April 2014 and assisted a goal from his club mate.[18] The footballer was part of the Philippine squad that played at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, where the team finished in second place.[19]
Sato scored his first International goal in a 2–3 loss against Myanmar during the 2014 Philippine Peace Cup.[20] He scored his second goal for his country with a long range strike in an exhibition match against Cambodia.[21][22]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Global | 2014 | UFL Div 1 | 14 | 3 | — | — | ? | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 2016–17 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 157 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 173 | 9 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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2014 | ||||||
1. | 6 September | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup[20] |
2. | 14 November | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly[21] |
2017 | ||||||
3. | 13 June | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | ![]() | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Persib Bandung – current squad | |
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Philippines squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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