Yoshino Sato (volleyball)
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| Full name | Yoshino Sato | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 2001 Chiba City, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 (national) 2 (club) | ||||||||||||||
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Yoshino Sato (佐藤 淑乃, Sato Yoshino; born 12 November 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Personal life
Yoshino's older sister, Ayano Sato is also a volleyball player. Both sisters play in the SV.League.[1]
Career
Yoshino was selected for the Japan women's national volleyball team in 2022 while she was a third year student at University of Tsukuba.[2] She was also selected for 2022 Nations League. She often served as a pinch server. She also selected as one of 14 players for the final round. Although Japan lost to Brazil in the quarter final, she scored nine points.[3][4] She was also selected for the 2022 World Championship in the same year.[5]
In 2023, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2021 FISU World University Games in Chengdu where the team won silver medal.[6] In the same year, she contributed to the University of Tsukuba's first victory in four years at the All Japan Intercollegiate Championship.[7] She received an offer from NEC Red Rockets and made her debut for the 2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's season.[8]
In 2024, she changed her jersey number from 22 to 2 for the 2024–25 SV.League Women's season, taking over from Sarina Koga who retired after 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
Awards
Individual
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Scorer
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Spiker
- 2021 FISU World University Games - Best Outside Hitter
- 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - MVP
- 2024–25 SV.League Women's - Best 6
University Team
- 2020-21 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba
- 2020-21 Kanto University Autumn League - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
- 2021-22 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba
- 2021-22 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2022-23 Kanto University Autumn League - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
- 2022-23 Kanto University Spring League - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
- 2022-23 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze medal, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 Kanto University Spring League - - Champion, with University of Tsukuba
- 2023-24 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Runner-up, with University of Tsukuba
Club Team
- 2023-24 Empress's Cup Championship - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2024–25 SV.League Women's - - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
- 2025-26 Empress's Cup Championship - - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
National Team
- 2021 FISU World University Games - - Champion
References
- ^ "東部は予選を終え、NEC、埼玉上尾、PFUが各組首位に。西部は予選6試合を残すが、岡山、JTがトップを走る V・サマーリーグ". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "【一覧】バレー女子日本代表登録メンバー39人発表、20人初選出 主将に古賀紗理那 - バレーボール : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "【女子バレー】真鍋ジャパンの好調の要因は？古賀紗理那のバックアタックには敵将も驚愕「日本のバックスパイクは何なんだ」". THE DIGEST (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "日本、五輪銀ブラジルに敗れ、４強ならず ０―２から粘るも強敵に屈する バレー女子ＶＮＬ". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "眞鍋ジャパン 世界バレーに挑む14人を発表 リベロに内瀬戸、宮部藍梨＆愛芽世が姉妹で代表入り". TBS NEWS DIG (in Japanese). 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "ユニバ女子代表が2大会ぶりの銀メダル。完全アウェーの中、２セットデュースの善戦も中国にストレートで敗れる FISUワールドユニバーシティゲームズ". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "全日本インカレ女子 筑波大が4年ぶり9度目の優勝 | 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】". 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 | 月刊バレーボールが運営するバレー情報サイト (in Japanese). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "2024年度内定選手のお知らせ | ニュース". NECレッドロケッツ川崎公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "佐藤淑乃選手 背番号変更のお知らせ | ニュース". NECレッドロケッツ川崎公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-04.