Sho Sato
Japanese association football player

Sho Sato (佐藤 祥, Satō Shō; born July 22, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.
Career
He made his debut for the first team after joining from the U-18s in the away loss (0–1) against FC Tokyo on 26 November 2011.
Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.
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