Sota Kitahara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 11, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonds, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Tacoma Defiance | 26 | (1) |
| 2021 | → FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U16 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 6, 2024 | |||
Sota Kitahara (北原 壮太, Kitahara Sōta, born January 11, 2003) is an American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Club career
[edit]He was raised in Edmonds, Washington, and graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School after joining the Sounders academy.[1] He played for USL Championship side Tacoma Defiance from 2019 to 2022.
On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden.[2] Kitahara signed with the senior team for the Sounders on October 28, 2022.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in the opening match of the 2023 regular season and started in two U.S. Open Cup matches. Kitahara was also loaned back to the Defiance for their first season in MLS Next Pro.[4] His contract option for the 2025 season was declined by the Sounders on December 4, 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Patterson, Nick (February 21, 2018). "Local soccer players sacrifice to play with Sounders Academy". The Everett Herald. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Two young Sounders go on loan to Austria". sounderatheart.com. Sounder at Heart. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Patterson, Nick (October 28, 2022). "Edmonds-Woodway alum Sota Kitahara signs with Sounders". The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Match Log: Sota Kitahara". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (December 4, 2024). "Sounders part ways with club scoring leader as offseason work begins". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sota Kitahara at Soccerway.com
- Sota Kitahara at FBref.com
- Sota Kitahara at Major League Soccer
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Washington (state)
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- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
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