Sota Kitahara

Sota Kitahara
Personal information
Date of birth	January 11, 2003 (age 21)
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
2019–2022	Tacoma Defiance
2021	→ FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan)
2023–	Seattle Sounders FC
2023–	→ Tacoma Defiance (loan)
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 plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Club career

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]

^ 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.

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