Tsubasa Sano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tsubasa Sano
佐野翼

| fullname = Tsubasa Sano

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|18}}

| birth_place = Shizuoka, Japan

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Criacao Shinjuku

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs1 = Shimizu Commercial High School

| youthyears2 = 2013–2016

| youthclubs2 = Juntendo University

| years1 = 2017

| clubs1 = Albirex Niigata (S)

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 26

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Roasso Kumamoto

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Nagano Parceiro

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Criacao Shinjuku

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| club-update = 20 November 2022, 18:22 (UTC)

}}

{{Nihongo|Tsubasa Sano|佐野翼|Sano Tsubasa|extra=born August 26, 1994 in Aichi, Japan}} is a Japanese footballer. He is a forward, who plays for Criacao Shinjuku from 2023.

Personal life

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Commercial High School & Juntendo University before moving to Singapore after his graduation in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.albirex.com.sg/en/archives/21750/|title = Contract with Tsubasa SANO}}

Club career

= Albirex Niigata Singapore =

Tsubasa signed his first professional contract with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, a satellite team of J.League side Albirex Niigata, playing in the top tier of football in Singapore, the S.League.

He made his competitive debut in the 2017 Singapore Community Shield, which doubled up as the first league game of the season, against Tampines Rovers FC. Although he missed glaring chances in the game, he managed to win his first piece of silverware as the White Swans came out 2-1 winners in an ill-tempered match.{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/albirex-wins-community-shield|title=Albirex wins Community Shield|date=2017-02-26|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-04-21|language=en}}

He scored his first goals for the club in a 5-0 demolition of the Garena Young Lions in match day 2 of the 2017 S.League season, bringing his tally to 2 goals in 2 games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-preview/s-league/2017/March/2017-03-09/albirex-niigata-FC-S|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309130445/http://www.sleague.com/match-preview/s-league/2017/march/2017-03-09/albirex-niigata-fc-s/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 9, 2017|title=S.League.com - Albirex Niigata FC S|website=www.sleague.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-21}} He scored another brace in a 2-0 win over Hougang United FC, bringing his tally for the season to 5 goals in 5 games and helping his team to the top of the table.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-preview/s-league/2017/april/2017-04-21/balestier-khalsa-fc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421200351/http://www.sleague.com/match-preview/s-league/2017/april/2017-04-21/balestier-khalsa-fc/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 21, 2017|title=S.League.com - Balestier Khalsa FC|website=www.sleague.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2017/april/2017-04-14/albirex-niigata-fc-s/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421200358/http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2017/april/2017-04-14/albirex-niigata-fc-s/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 21, 2017|title=S.League.com - Albirex Niigata FC S|website=www.sleague.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-21}} Tsubasa scored his 7th and 8th goals in the next match, helping Albirex to the top of the table and condemning Warriors FC to their first defeat of the season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/sleague-good-and-bad-gritty-protectors-graceful-swans-and-highlights-galore|title=S.league Good and Bad: Gritty Protectors, graceful Swans and highlights galore|date=2017-05-02|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en-SG}}

It proved to be a good season for Sano and the White Swans as the Japanese satellite club swept all four pieces of silverware on offer in Singapore for a second consecutive year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-xi-2017-who-makes-cut|title=FFT'S S.League XI of 2017: Who makes the cut?|date=2017-11-22|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-11-27|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014130045/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-xi-2017-who-makes-cut|archive-date=2018-10-14|url-status=dead}} Sano proved to be very influential, scoring 26 league goals to finish as the 2017 S.League top scorer as well as scoring a goal in the 2017 Singapore Cup final to help Albirex secure their fourth piece of silverware of 2017. In total, he had 31 goals in all competitions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/albirex-hotshot-sano-completes-transfer-japan|title=Albirex hotshot Sano completes transfer to Japan|date=2017-12-28|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-28|language=en-SG}}

= Roasso Kumamoto =

After his breakthrough season in the S.League, Sano secured a move to J2 League side Roasso Kumamoto.

= Nagano Parceiro =

In 2020, Sano officially joined J3 club Nagano Parceiro. He left the club in the end of the 2022 season, after two seasons at the club.{{Cite press release|title=佐野翼選手契約満了および移籍先決定のお知らせ|publisher=AC長野パルセイロ|date=2022-11-22|url=https://parceiro.co.jp/info/detail/zRzAo0e5DokXrWhdAhhVR0ZWaEF0MzhYSTBfeW5KenNfcjE4ZFV0T3poSVBFUVMzYkkwZG9IRlo1Z2s|accessdate=2022-11-22}}

= Criacao Shinjuku =

In 2023, Sano officially joined to JFL club Criacao Shinjuku.{{Cite press release|title=J3 AC長野パルセイロより佐野翼選手加入のお知らせ|publisher=クリアソン新宿|date=2022-11-22|url=https://criacao.co.jp/soccerclub/information/post-11428/|accessdate=2022-11-22}}

Club career statistics

As of the end of the 2022 season.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2019-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411629 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)"], 9 February 2019, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411628}} (p. 245 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 236 out of 289)

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Singapore ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Singapore Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2017	\|Albirex Niigata FC (S)	\|S.League	21	26	3	1	5	3	29	30
rowspan=2 \| Total
colspan=2 \| Singapore !21\|\|26\|\|3\|\|1\|\|5\|\|3\|\|29\|\|30
colspan=3 \| Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2018	rowspan="2"\|Roasso Kumamoto	\|J2 League	9	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	10	0
2019	J3 League	23	4	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	25	4
rowspan=2 \| Total
colspan=2 \| Japan !32\|\|4\|\|3\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|–\|\|35\|\|4
2020	rowspan="3"\|AC Nagano Parceiro	rowspan="3"\|J3 League	32	7	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	32	7
2021	16	2	1	1	colspan="2"\|–	17	3
2022	14	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	14	0
rowspan=2 \| Total
colspan=2 \| Japan !62\|\|9\|\|1\|\|1\|\|colspan="2"\|–\|\|63\|\|10
2023	Criacao Shinjuku	Japan Football League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0
rowspan=2 \| Total
colspan=2 \| Japan !0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|–\|\|0\|\|0
colspan=3 \| Career total !115\|\|39\|\|7\|\|2\|\|5\|\|3\|\|127\|\|44