is a Japanese
football
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who play as Forward and currently play for
Criacao Shinjuku.
Career
Saito was member of the soccer club of
Chukyo University
is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya.
Notable faculty members
* Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist
* Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...
. He uses dribbling with a unique rhythm as a weapon, and at the 59th All Japan University Football Championship, he won the Outstanding Player Award as the best FW that led Chukyo University to the second place.
At the beginning of his professional career, he was not able to leave a good track record, but as the quality of post-play improved, he blossomed at once and grew into a central player in Kumamoto's offensive line.
He performed well in the
2012 Emperor's Cup, scoring three goals, including two against the
Nagoya Grampus Eight
(formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the c ...
.
In 2013 and 2014, he participated in almost all games except for withdrawals due to accumulated warnings, leading the team's attack and recording his first double-digit score in the 2015 season.
On 20 December 2015, Saito transferred to
Jubilo Iwata
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from 2016. He scored a hat-trick in the Emperor's Cup first round match against
FC Gifu SECOND.
On 13 December 2017, Saito joined to
Fagiano Okayama
is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system. Their home stadium is City Light Stadium, in Okayama City, though some home ...
as a permanent transfer.
On 10 October 2022, Saito announcement expiration of the contract. On 29 November the same year, he participated in the J League joint tryout held at
Kanseki Stadium Tochigi.
On 9 January 2023, Saito announcement officially transfer to
Criacao Shinjuku for ahead of 2023 season.
Career statistics
Club
''Updated to the start of 2023 season''.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"
8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 106 out of 289)
References
External links
Profile at Júbilo IwataProfile at Criacao Shinjuku
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1988 births
Living people
Chukyo University alumni
Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Roasso Kumamoto players
Júbilo Iwata players
Fagiano Okayama players
Criacao Shinjuku players
Association football forwards
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