Manabu_Saitō
Manabu Saitō
Japanese footballer
Manabu Saitō (齋藤 学, Saitō Manabu, born 4 April 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J3 League club Azul Claro Numazu.[1] He spent the majority of his career with Yokohama F. Marinos.[2]
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| Date of birth | (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Azul Claro Numazu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 201 | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 36 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kawasaki Frontale | 57 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Azul Claro Numazu | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Japan U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan U23 | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Japan | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saito was born in Kanagawa. In August 2007, he was elected Japan U17 national team for 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played two matches. In July 2012, he was selected for the Japan U23 national team squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He played four matches and Japan won the 4th place.
In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on 21 July, he debuted against China. He was also called-up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but he did not play. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan until 2016.[3]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2008 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2013 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2015 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 12 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 201 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 46 | ||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2011 | J2 League | 36 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 14 | |||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 7 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2021 | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2022 | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2023 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Azul Claro Numazu | 2024 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 359 | 52 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 447 | 70 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saitō goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 July 2013 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea |  Australia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Nagoya Grampus
Japan
Individual
- "齋藤学選手 加入のお知らせ". Vegalta Sendai (in Japanese). 31 July 2023.
- "Manabu Saito arrival". Kawasaki Frontale Official Page (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- 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, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 81 out of 289)
- "Manabu Saito Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Manabu Saito Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- Manabu Saitō – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Manabu Saitō at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manabu Saitō at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Nagoya Grampus Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Manabu Saitō at Soccerway
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