| Sota Kitahara | |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonds, Washington, United States |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Clubnumber: | 77 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Tacoma Defiance |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U16 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]