J apan ese ▁professional ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁as ▁a ▁left - back ▁for ▁Mu ang th ong ▁United . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁national ▁team . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁S ato ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D ava o ▁City , ▁Philippines ▁to ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁mother ▁and ▁a ▁Japanese ▁father . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁U raw a ▁Red ▁Diam onds . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Global ▁F . C . ▁announced ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁signed ▁D ais u ke ▁S ato . ▁ ▁Pol ite hn ica ▁I a și ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁trial ▁with ▁Roman ian ▁Liga ▁I ▁side ▁Pol ite hn ica ▁I a și . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁five ▁pre - season ▁training ▁matches ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁one ▁match ▁and ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁four . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁one ▁and ▁drew ▁four . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁impress ▁coach ▁Nicol ò ▁Napoli ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁perman ently ▁on ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁S ato ▁played ▁the ▁whole ▁match ▁against ▁Din amo ▁Buc ur esti ▁as ▁C SM ▁Pol ite hn ica ▁I a și ▁lost ▁ 3 – 1 , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Filip ino - born ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁ ▁H ors ens