Sota Kitahara (北原 壮太, Kitahara Sōta, born January 11, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Personal information | |||
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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– | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
2023– | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 16 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | United States U16 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 6, 2024 |
Club career
editHe 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]
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.
External links
edit- Sota Kitahara at Soccerway