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Japan · 22 · 5′9″

Kodai Sano

NNNEC NijmegenMV $13M

Midfielder

Season rating

7.1

Aurai 75.5

Aura Score is PitchMog's 0–100 player rating. It blends every on-ball action (goals, chances, duels, passing, defending) into one number, adjusted for position and opponent. 90+ is world class, 80+ top-tier, 70+ a steady starter.

3 goals · 7 assists · 32 apps

Recent form · last 5

6.9

Season 7.1 · peak 8.8 vs FC Volendam

Match rating · last 5 games

7.45.67.17.47.2FEYTWETELGROGO

1-3-1W-D-L

0goals

0assists

450minutes

7shots

5key passes

This season

32 apps · 2,889 min

Goals

3

Assists

7

0.22 per 90

Goal involvements

10

0.31 per 90

Minutes

2,889

32 apps

Style & role

How he plays, in brief

Top strength

Defensive work

91st percentile

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Dribbling

67th percentile

Percentile vs midfielders · same read as the Stats radar

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How he plays

PitchMog radar · vs position average · percentile 0–100

Kodai Sano

Position average

Percentile rank against other midfielders in our tracked dataset. The position average is the 50th percentile on every axis by definition.

How to read it: further from the centre is better. The rings mark the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile; the outer edge is the 100th.

Strongest at defensive work (91st) and rating (86th); dribbling (67th) is the area to grow.

By the numbers

Per 90 and season totals

Metric	Per 90	Season
Goals	0.09	3
Assists	0.22	7
Shots	0.75	24
Key passes	1.46	47
Take-ons won	1.68	54
Tackles + int.	3.55	114
Goal involvements	0.31	10
Minutes	—	2,889
Appearances	—	32

Shot map

32 shots on record · 3 goals · size = xG

3 goals from 1.5 xG

▲ 1.5 above expected

Chance quality (xG) sized per shot. Totals cover the shots we have on record.

Shots32

On target9· 28%

Conversion9.4%

Avg xG / shot0.05

xG size0.050.20.6

GoalSavedOff target

Where he beats the keeper

Every on-target shot, placed where it arrived on goal · size = xG

1 of 3 beat the keeper in the top half of the goal

Placement pattern across the on-target shots we have on record.

Top corners1

Bottom corners2

Central0

Keeper saved6on target

GoalSaved

How he scores

All 3 goals on record, by situation, foot and minute

By situation

Open play3

Foot & head

Right 33%Left 67%Head 0%

When he strikes

0

0–15

0

15–30

0

30–45

2

45–60

0

60–75

1

75–90