Yusuke Kato
Researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-1718-9121
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Yusuke Kato (加藤 友介, Katō Yūsuke, born 13 February 1986 in Osaka) is a Japanese football midfielder. Kato is the second Japanese player to play in Argentina's top division football league after Naohiro Takahara.
Kato made Japanese football history when he joined Argentine Primera División side Huracán. He stayed there from 2006–2010 making 15 league appearances and scoring once. Kato scored his first goal for Huracán against Talleres de Cordoba in 2007.
On 30 January 2012 it was confirmed that Kato had signed a deal with Indian I-League team Dempo S.C. for the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in I-League for Dempo S.C. on 24 March 2012 against HAL SC, in which Dempo won 3–0.