Kaishu Sano

FSV Mainz 05Midfielder

Japan25 years (Dec 30, 2000)176 cm#6

€51MMarket Value#1 Japan

Market Value#1 Japan

€51M#1 FSV Mainz 05

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 10
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Goal Contributions: 2
Mins/game: 89
Avg Rating: 7.04

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.98

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.6

7.1

7.0

6.5

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
Oct 30	Elversberg	1-4	87'	–	–	6.5
Oct 27	VfL Bochum 1848	0-2	90'	–	–	7.0
Oct 24	Werder Bremen	2-3	89'	–	–	7.0
Oct 17	Schalke 04	1-0	90'	–	–	7.1
Oct 10	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3-4	81'	–	–	6.6
Sep 24	Uruguay	3-1	77'	–	–	6.8
Sep 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4-3	90'	–	1	6.9
Sep 12	Eintracht Frankfurt	1-3	90'	–	–	7.1
Sep 6	Hamburger SV	5-0	88'	–	1	7.3
Aug 29	Paderborn	0-0	90'	–	–	7.3

All matches

Season 26/27 · all comps

Attack

Goals: 0

Passing

Assists: 2
Key passes: 14
Passes: 460
Crosses (accurate): 1 (1)

Defence

Tackles: 10
Interceptions: 34
Blocks: 3

Duels

Total: 83
Won: 43

Minutes

Started: 10
Off the bench: 0
Total: 885'
Minutes per match: 89'

Discipline

Yellow: 1
Red: 0
Fouls (drawn): 2 (2)

Duels won43 of 83 · 52%

Pass accuracy88%

Form · 23 matches

Avg 6.91High 7.5Low 6.2

11 W3 D9 L

Appearances 2026/2027

10 started0 sub

Position

Midfielder

Market value & valuation

FSV Mainz 05 · 29% of €174M

Estimated market value

€51M

19% of World #1

Worldwide#133

FSV Mainz 05#1of 25

Japan#1

Midfielder#55

Most valuable · FSV Mainz 05

#1
Kaishu Sano€51M
#2
Paul Nebel€17M
#3
Nadiem Amiri€17M
#4
Kacper Potulski€16M
#5
Anthony Caci€11M

Share of €174M squad29%

Contract & transfers

Contract until: Jun 30, 2028
Highest fee paid: €2.5M2024 · FSV Mainz 05
Latest move: €2.5M07/2024 · FSV Mainz 05

Career · goals by team

Team	Apps	Goals	A	G/App	Rating
Machida Zelvia2019–2022	118	8	0	0.07	—
FSV Mainz 0524/25–	82	1	4	0.01	7.00
Kashima Antlers2023–2024	58	1	2	0.02	7.03
Japan2023–	19	1	3	0.05	6.97

Club career

258
Apps: 10
Goals: 6
Assists: 0.04
G/App

League · 9 seasons

best 2024 7.14

20192020202120222023202424/2525/2626/27

Bars: goals · line: average rating

Honours & transfers

Transfers

07/2024€3M
Kashima Antlers → FSV Mainz 05
01/2023
Machida Zelvia → Kashima Antlers

All matches

Last 23 matches

Nov 1, 2025 — Nov 1, 2026

Date	Opponent	Result	Mins	G	A	YC	RC	Rating
Oct 30	Elversberg	1 - 4	87'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Oct 27	VfL Bochum 1848	0 - 2	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Oct 24	Werder Bremen	2 - 3	89'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Oct 17	Schalke 04	1 - 0	90'	-	-	1	-	7.1
Oct 10	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3 - 4	81'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Sep 24	Uruguay	3 - 1	77'	-	-	-	-	6.8
Sep 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4 - 3	90'	-	1	-	-	6.9
Sep 12	Eintracht Frankfurt	1 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	7.1
Sep 6	Hamburger SV	5 - 0	88'	-	1	-	-	7.3
Aug 29	Paderborn	0 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	7.3
Aug 23	Krieschow	9 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	7.5
Aug 15	AFC Bournemouth	2 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.4
Aug 8	Paris	4 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	-
Jun 29	Brazil	1 - 2	90'	1	-	1	-	7.4
Jun 21	Tunisia	4 - 0	90'	-	1	-	-	7.4
Jun 14	Netherlands	2 - 2	90'	-	-	-	-	6.2
May 31	Iceland	1 - 0	7'	-	-	-	-	6.4
May 16	Heidenheim	2 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
May 10	FC Union Berlin	1 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	6.7
May 3	St. Pauli	2 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.7
Apr 25	FC Bayern München	3 - 4	90'	-	1	-	-	7.3
Apr 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.8
Apr 12	SC Freiburg	0 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.4

6 months • 23 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Total

2581060.0422,387

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Japan

2023 - now

19130.051,1356.97

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

FSV Mainz 05

26/27

10028850.201—7.04

FSV Mainz 05

25/26

36123,2400.081—6.96

FSV Mainz 05

24/25

36003,2550.003—7.02

Kashima Antlers

2024

23022,0950.09——7.14

Kashima Antlers

2023

35102,7970.03516.96

Machida Zelvia

2022

21101,8900.051—-

Machida Zelvia

2021

35603,0690.181—-

Machida Zelvia

2020

41103,6590.025—-

Machida Zelvia

2019

21001,4970.002—-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Japan

2026

11116430.281—7.06

Japan

2025

5023800.47——6.93

Japan

2024

100900.00——-

Japan

2023

20022———6.58

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2019	J2-League	21	1497	0	0	0	—
2020	J2-League	41	3659	1	0	0.02	—
2021	J2-League	34	3025	6	0	0.18	—
2022	J2-League	20	1800	1	0	0.05	—
2023	J1 League	27	2152	1	0	0.04	6.96
2024	J1 League	20	1795	0	2	0.1	7.14
2024/2025	Bundesliga	34	3045	0	0	0	7.02
2025/2026	Bundesliga	34	3060	1	2	0.09	6.97
2026/2027	Bundesliga	8	705	0	2	0.26	6.99

Kaishu Sano: career in numbers

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2024 · 7.14J1 League
Lowest-rated season: 2023 · 6.96J1 League
Rating trend: -0.06last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.07 G+A per 9010 goals + 6 assists across 9 league seasons (per-90 from 20738 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 9 (2019–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 3

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(49)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	A	YC	RC
Eintracht Frankfurt	5	2	1	2	0	0	0
FC Bayern München	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
VfL Wolfsburg	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund	3	0	0	3	0	0	0
Hamburger SV	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
TSG Hoffenheim	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
FC Tokyo	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
SC Freiburg	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Vissel Kobe	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
Werder Bremen	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Urawa Reds	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sagan Tosu	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
Shonan Bellmare	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yokohama	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Consadole Sapporo	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Avispa Fukuoka	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
VfB Stuttgart	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
FC Köln	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Tokushima Vortis	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Nagoya Grampus	2	1	0	1	0	0	0

1–20 of 49

Rival National Teams(1)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A	YC	RC
Brazil	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0