is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kato was born in Edogawa, Tokyo on 18 October 1999. He began playing football competitively at age 3 and had belonged to the local junior youth team at Mitsubishi Yowa. After graduating from Senshu University, he joined J2 League club Blaublitz Akita in 2022.
In April, he debuted against Fagiano Okayama as a substitute centre-back.
He netted his first professional headed goal in the Nambu derby on 14 May 2023.
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