Manabu Saitō

For the baseball player, see Manabu Saito (baseball).

Manabu Saitō
Personal information
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
Team information
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 2 (0)
International career‡
2007 Japan U17 2 (0)
2012 Japan U23 14 (2)
2013–2016 Japan 6 (1)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2013
Winner Emperor's Cup 2013
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2017
Kawasaki Frontale
Winner J1 League 2018
Representing  Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2014

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 March 2024[4][5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Manabu Saitō
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 July 2013 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Australia 1–0 3–2 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Honours

Yokohama F. Marinos

Kawasaki Frontale

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ^ "齋藤学選手 加入のお知らせ". Vegalta Sendai (in Japanese). 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Manabu Saito arrival". Kawasaki Frontale Official Page (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Manabu Saito Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Manabu Saito Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 March 2024.


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