Takahiro Sanada

Sanada is confident, competitive, and strongly invested in proving himself as a professional player. As a young member of Big Osaka, he is eager to establish his value alongside more experienced teammates.

His confidence can make him sensitive about his performances, particularly when an injury or poor result threatens how spectators perceive his ability.

He is nevertheless approachable around younger soccer fans and becomes familiar with Conan and the Detective Boys through their repeated encounters with professional players.

Sanada is a professional-level soccer player with strong shooting, ball control, positioning, and athletic ability. His talent earns him a place on one of the series' major J.League teams while still in his teens.

He normally favors his left foot, a detail Conan notices when watching him play. His technique and habits on the pitch can therefore provide Conan with clues when Sanada's performance deviates from normal.

Sanada first appears in The Eleventh Striker as a Big Osaka player during the soccer events surrounding the stadium bombing case.

He subsequently becomes part of the manga continuity during the kite-flying case and receives greater focus in Promise with a J-Leaguer. Conan notices unusual behavior during one of Sanada's matches and investigates why the young player is not performing normally.

Sanada continues appearing or being referenced in later soccer-related stories, establishing him alongside Higo as one of Big Osaka's recognizable players.

Ryusuke Higo is Sanada's more experienced teammate at Big Osaka.

Conan Edogawa follows Sanada's career and notices technical details in his play that other spectators overlook.

Kaoru Kouda photographs Sanada during a later match and helps draw attention to the unusual way he is playing.

Ai Haibara is an enthusiastic Big Osaka supporter, although her strongest admiration is directed toward Higo.