#199K. Sano
FSV Mainz 05Japan25 years old176
7
Key Passes
#238 MID
2
Assists
#300 MID
0
Goals
#452 MID
4
Appearances
358 mins
7.1
Rating
#116 MID
TackleZone Midfielder Score
20.6
Below Average
Rank #199 of 326 midfielders
Ranks in top 62% of all midfielders in Europe's top 5 leagues (326 players, 900+ mins, rating ≥ 6.8).
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 25/26 | FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 24/25 | FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 23/24 | Kashima · J1 League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 22/23 | Machida Zelvia · J2 League | 20 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| 21/22 | Machida Zelvia · J2 League | 34 | 6 | 0 | N/A |
| 20/21 | Machida Zelvia · J2 League | 41 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| 19/20 | Machida Zelvia · J2 League | 21 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sano's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers
In 2026/27, K. Sano was used in rotation for FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga: 4 appearances and 358 minutes, averaging 90 minutes per outing. He grades out best for match rating — 116th of 978 midfielders and inside the top 12%.
Per 90 minutes that is 1.8 key passes per 90, 0.5 assists per 90 and 5.3 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Sano's totals. The profile is lopsided rather than complete: measured against midfielders, Sano sits in the top 13% for tackling volume but only the top 54% for shot conversion.
Set against Sano's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 1185 minutes against 3659 at his peak. Our records cover 3 seasons of Sano's career, 2024/25 to 2026/27, across 2 clubs — Kashima, FSV Mainz 05. In that time he has played 111 matches across 6 competitions, 9,961 minutes in all.
His best return on our records was 3 assists in 2025/26, from 47 appearances. He is 5 appearances into the current one. Away from his club, Sano has 6 appearances for Japan on our records — across World Cup and World Cup - Qualification Asia.
On our positional score Sano rates 21 out of 100, 199th of 326 qualified players — inside the top 62%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is tackles and interceptions.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.