Hijiri Katō
Hijiri Katō is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back and currently plays for club, Fagiano Okayama.
Career
On 4 September 2019, it was announced that Katō would join V-Varen Nagasaki from 2020 season, along with Asahi Uenaka, a fellow student at JFA Academy Fukushima.On 27 March 2021, in Katō's second year of playing, he made his professional debut by appearing as a substitute in the match against Omiya Ardija in Matchweek 5 of J2. On 25 August of the same year, he scored his first professional goal in the 24th round of J2 against Zweigen Kanazawa.
On 7 July 2023, Katō officially announced his permanent transfer to Yokohama F. Marinos for the mid-2023 season.
On 8 January 2025, Katō officially announced his transfer to the J1 promoted club Fagiano Okayama for 2025 season.