Kodai Sano

Midfielder · PSV Eindhoven · 23 · Japan

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Season score: 49.8; Eredivisie 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks: 51.2; average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value: €18.0M; +€6.0M (+50%) since 28 May 2026; Transfermarkt, 25 Sep 2026

Photo: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born: 25 Sep 2003
Height: 176 cm
Foot: R
Contract until: 30 Jun 2031
Wikipedia views: 2,623 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

37 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 51.5 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table

Week	Matches	Minutes	Score	Expected	Underlying
20–26 Oct 2026	1	90	50.0	50.1	50.1
13–19 Oct 2026	2	186	52.1	50.3	52.2
6–12 Oct 2026	1	90	45.5	50.1	45.8
15–21 Sep 2026	1	94	54.4	49.8	55.2
8–14 Sep 2026	2	180	52.1	49.5	48.4
1–7 Sep 2026	1	90	52.0	49.3	58.0
25–31 Aug 2026	1	90	51.0	49.2	52.2
18–24 Aug 2026	1	90	51.3	49.0	51.8
11–17 Aug 2026	1	27	42.6	49.1	48.6
12–18 May 2026	1	90	45.5	49.3	46.1
5–11 May 2026	1	90	46.4	49.5	46.3
28 Apr – 4 May 2026	1	90	41.7	50.0	41.8
21–27 Apr 2026	1	90	57.8	49.5	59.6
7–13 Apr 2026	1	90	44.7	49.8	44.5
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	1	90	41.4	50.3	41.4
17–23 Mar 2026	1	90	46.5	50.6	47.4
10–16 Mar 2026	1	90	52.7	50.5	53.4
3–9 Mar 2026	1	90	41.8	51.1	41.6
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026	1	90	31.7	52.4	32.1
17–23 Feb 2026	2	180	56.2	52.5	56.7
10–16 Feb 2026	1	90	66.2	51.2	67.0
3–9 Feb 2026	1	90	32.3	52.6	33.9
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026	1	90	65.4	51.7	58.6
20–26 Jan 2026	1	90	30.5	53.4	30.1
13–19 Jan 2026	1	90	56.9	53.3	49.5
16–22 Dec 2025	1	90	49.8	53.7	50.4
9–15 Dec 2025	1	90	65.4	52.9	66.0
2–8 Dec 2025	1	90	44.1	53.7	43.8
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025	1	90	48.6	54.3	49.6
18–24 Nov 2025	1	90	60.3	54.0	60.9
4–10 Nov 2025	1	90	58.1	53.8	50.8
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025	1	90	46.4	54.7	46.4
21–27 Oct 2025	1	90	68.9	53.4	69.9
14–20 Oct 2025	1	90	70.2	51.7	71.1
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025	1	90	50.9	51.9	51.0
23–29 Sep 2025	1	90	47.6	52.6	47.5
9–15 Sep 2025	1	90	54.9	52.5	55.2
19–25 Aug 2025	1	90	67.5	50.0	68.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (+0.7 a week).

On the breakout watchlist

A 34% chance of breaking out within a year, on how players like them went before. Underlying 50.2 over 3,187 minutes in the last year, up 1.1 over the last 10 weeks. Valued €18.0M against €11.5M expected. See the list

Market value

Where these come from

Transfermarkt €18.0M +€6.0M (+50%) since 28 May 2026 25 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year

Current estimate €19.3M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh

Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €14.6M–€27.1M +17% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +13% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Noah Atubolu at 23 (€18.0M, scoring 50.0) +39%; Lucas Beltrán at 23 (€16.0M, scoring 49.9) +13%; Diego López at 23 (€15.0M, scoring 49.9) −40%.

Every value as a table

Date	Source	Value
22 Oct 2026	Current estimate (BSD)	€19.3M
25 Sep 2026	Transfermarkt	€18.0M
28 May 2026	Transfermarkt	€12.0M
11 Mar 2026	Transfermarkt	€12.0M
2 Dec 2025	Transfermarkt	€6.0M
2 Oct 2025	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
28 May 2025	Transfermarkt	€4.0M
17 Dec 2024	Transfermarkt	€4.0M
14 Oct 2024	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
31 May 2024	Transfermarkt	€4.0M
18 Mar 2024	Transfermarkt	€1.0M
15 Dec 2023	Transfermarkt	€450k
27 Jun 2023	Transfermarkt	€450k
6 Jan 2023	Transfermarkt	€350k
28 Jun 2022	Transfermarkt	€150k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers

Date	Move	Fee
8 Aug 2026	NEC Nijmegen PSV	€15.0M
17 Aug 2023	Fagiano Okayama NEC Nijmegen	€450k
1 Feb 2022	Yonago Kita HS Fagiano Okayama	Free

What the score is made of

Eredivisie 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

Shooting +0.07
Creating −0.06
Progressing +0.06
Keeping the ball +0.16
Defending −0.11
Aerial −0.36
Finishing −0.10

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level

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Przemysław Frankowski Stade Rennais · 31 · cheaper	51.7	€6.0M	92%Compare
Lamine Camara AS Monaco · 22	55.2	€55.0M	92%Compare
Cristian Cásseres Jr. Toulouse · 26	59.8	€12.0M	91%Compare
Ole Selnaes Rosenborg BK · 32 · cheaper	52.8	€555k	91%Compare
Hugo Bueno Wolverhampton · 24	44.8	€12.0M	91%Compare
Vitaly Janelt Brentford · 28	56.2	€20.0M	90%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Kodai Sano.

Seasons

Season	Competition	Team	Matches	Minutes	Score	Underlying
Eredivisie 26/27	Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven	8	667	49.8	50.0
UEFA Champions League 26/27	Champions League	PSV Eindhoven	3	270	54.1	54.6
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen	30	2,700	51.5	51.2

Latest matches

41 since July 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	xG	xA	Score
20 Oct 2026	Champions League	at FC Porto	W 1–0	90	0	–	0.06	50.0
17 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	L 1–2	96	0	–	0.04	39.9
13 Oct 2026	Champions League	at RB Leipzig	L 0–1	90	0	–	0.10	65.1
9 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	W 2–0	90	0	0.05	0.09	45.5
20 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Twente	L 2–3	94	0	0.07	0.22	54.4
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	W 4–1	90	1	0.03	0.20	56.8
10 Sep 2026	Champions League	Shakhtar Donetsk	D 1–1	90	0	0.11	0.07	47.3
5 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	W 3–1	90	0	0.67	0.14	52.0
30 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	W 6–1	90	0	0.13	0.17	51.0
23 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	W 5–1	90	0	0.05	0.37	51.3

All 41 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
20 Oct 2026	Champions League	at FC Porto	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	0.06	50.0
17 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	L 1–2	96	0	0	–	0.04	39.9
13 Oct 2026	Champions League	at RB Leipzig	L 0–1	90	0	0	–	0.10	65.1
9 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.05	0.09	45.5
20 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Twente	L 2–3	94	0	0	0.07	0.22	54.4
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	W 4–1	90	1	0	0.03	0.20	56.8
10 Sep 2026	Champions League	Shakhtar Donetsk	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.11	0.07	47.3
5 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.67	0.14	52.0
30 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	W 6–1	90	0	0	0.13	0.17	51.0
23 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	W 5–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.37	51.3
15 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 2–1	27	0	0	0.22	0.01	42.6
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.09	0.21	45.5
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Groningen	L 1–2	90	0	0	–	–	46.4
2 May 2026	Eredivisie	SC Telstar	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.14	41.7
25 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Twente	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.17	0.09	57.8
12 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.11	44.7
4 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.03	0.04	41.4
22 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	D 2–2	90	0	1	0.12	0.24	46.5
14 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	W 3–2	90	0	1	0.07	0.02	52.7
8 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	FC Volendam	W 3–0	90	0	0	–	0.21	41.8
28 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	L 2–3	90	0	0	0.12	0.04	31.7
21 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	D 1–1	90	0	0	–	0.24	47.4
17 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at Sparta Rotterdam	D 1–1	90	0	1	0.08	0.33	64.9
11 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	L 1–3	90	0	0	0.02	0.56	66.2
7 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	Heracles Almelo	W 4–1	90	0	0	0.25	0.05	32.3
31 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	at AZ Alkmaar	W 3–1	90	1	1	0.15	0.07	65.4
24 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.03	0.01	30.5
17 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	at NAC Breda	W 4–3	90	1	0	0.12	0.08	56.9
20 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.07	0.29	49.8
13 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at SC Telstar	D 2–2	90	0	1	–	0.79	65.4
7 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at FC Volendam	W 3–2	90	0	1	–	0.04	44.1
29 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.11	0.13	48.6
23 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at Feyenoord	W 4–2	90	0	0	0.02	0.02	60.3
9 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	W 2–0	90	1	0	0.13	0.33	58.1
2 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	L 0–1	90	0	0	0.01	0.16	46.4
25 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	at PEC Zwolle	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.04	0.06	68.9
18 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	FC Twente	D 3–3	90	0	1	0.01	0.13	70.2
5 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	at Go Ahead Eagles	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.01	0.03	50.9
28 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	AZ Alkmaar	W 2–1	90	0	0	–	0.03	47.6
13 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven	L 3–5	90	0	0	0.02	0.10	54.9
24 Aug 2025	Eredivisie	NAC Breda	W 3–0	90	0	0	–	0.82	67.5