Kaishu SanoDM#6

Mainz·Bundesliga·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

25 years(30/12/2000)1,76mbothJapanContract until 30/06/2028

7.06Rating46 matches in 12 months

€50.00mMarket value#1 in Mainz · #11 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.117

UEFA Confere06.117.3

Bundesliga09.117

Internationa14.118

Bundesliga21.118

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov

7.20Dec

6.80Jan

6.90Feb

7.10Mar

7.20Apr

6.80May

7.20Jun

Jul

7.30Aug

6.90Sep

Oct

Key statsInternational Friendly Games · FIFA World Cup

Goals10.20 / 90

xG0.090.05 / 90

Assists10.20 / 90

xA0.430.22 / 90

Shots20.40 / 90

Shots on target150%

Key passes20.40 / 90

Pass accuracy90.3%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking53

Technique55

Tactical65

Defending68

Creativity58

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DM · MC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%

xG0.0419%

Shots1.0119%

Shots on target0.0014%

Conversion %033%

Big chances missed0.0068%

Dribbles0.2545%

Fouls won1.5190%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.5091%

xA0.2773%

Key passes1.7668%

Big chances created0.5086%

Accurate passes42.2377%

Pass accuracy %91.395%

Final third passes13.0777%

Long balls1.0136%

Crosses0.2520%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.5155%

Interceptions3.77100%

Clearances0.7523%

Blocks0.2524%

Aerial duels won0.5025%

Duels won3.7750%

Recoveries6.2895%

Dribbled past0.5064%

Fouls0.7570%

Errors leading to goal0.0055%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 22 midfielders · Bundesliga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 358′

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80%

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Han-Noah MassengoAugsburg · Midfield - Central Midfield6.93Rating0G1A25age 76%

Laurin UlrichSC Paderborn · Midfield - Central Midfield6.78Rating0G0A21age 75%

Raphael ObermairSC Paderborn · Midfield - Left Midfield6.80Rating0G0A30age 74%

Aleix GarcíaLeverkusen · Midfield - Central Midfield7.55Rating0G0A29age 73%

Soufiane El-FaouziFC Schalke 04 · Midfield - Central Midfield6.78Rating0G0A24age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.7

-0.6

11.6

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.7

Assists vs xA

-1.0

-1.6

23.6

25/26

+0.6

10.4

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 4.0

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable46 matches in 12 months

National teamJapan16 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€50.00mHighest: €50.00m (22/07/2026)

Season statsSeason 2026

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
International Friendly Games	Japan	2026	3	182	6.93	—	—	0	—	—
FIFA World Cup	Japan	2026	3	270	7.20	1	1	2	1	—

Transfers3

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
03/07/2024	24/25	Kashima Antlers	Mainz	€2.50m	€1.50m
09/01/2023	22/23	Machida Zelvia	Kashima Antlers	?	€750k
01/02/2019	18/19	Yonago Kita HS	Machida Zelvia	free transfer	-

Market value

€50.00m Current€50.00m Highest · 22/07/202622/07/2026 Last change

27.06.201922.07.2026

#11 Bundesliga#11 Defensive Midfield#1 Japan#1 Mainz#105 Worldwide#17 Year 2000

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
27/06/2019	18	Machida Zelvia	€25k
28/12/2019	18	Machida Zelvia	€250k
27/01/2021	20	Machida Zelvia	€500k
28/06/2021	20	Machida Zelvia	€500k
13/01/2022	21	Machida Zelvia	€650k
28/06/2022	21	Machida Zelvia	€700k
06/01/2023	22	Machida Zelvia	€750k
28/06/2023	22	Kashima Antlers	€800k
09/01/2024	23	Kashima Antlers	€1.00m
12/06/2024	23	Kashima Antlers	€1.50m
09/10/2024	23	1.FSV Mainz 05	€2.50m
20/12/2024	23	1.FSV Mainz 05	€7.00m
27/03/2025	24	1.FSV Mainz 05	€17.00m
05/06/2025	24	1.FSV Mainz 05	€20.00m
14/10/2025	24	1.FSV Mainz 05	€25.00m
19/12/2025	24	1.FSV Mainz 05	€25.00m
27/05/2026	25	1.FSV Mainz 05	€40.00m
22/07/2026	25	1.FSV Mainz 05	€50.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	Mainz 05	2	179	0	0.09	0.09	1	0.43	2	3	1.98
2025	Bundesliga	Mainz 05	34	3060	1	1.6	1.6	2	3.62	24	25	14.12

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.