Keita Saito
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keita Saito | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamamoto, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fagiano Okayama | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Yamashita JFC | ||
| 2005–2007 | Yamashita Junior High School | ||
| 2008–2010 | Seiwa Gakuen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sendai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Fukushima United FC | 28 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Roasso Kumamoto | 37 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Mito HollyHock | 22 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Nagano Parceiro (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Blaublitz Akita | 130 | (15) |
| 2024– | Fagiano Okayama | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024 @ 11:22AM(AEST) | |||
Keita Saito (齋藤 恵太, Saitō Keita, born March 31, 1993 in Miyagi) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Blaublitz Akita.[1] He is one of the fastest players in Japan as he is able to reach speeds of 36 km/h.[2]
Early life
[edit]Whilst at Yamashita Junior High School, the coach of the football team rarely came to coach, so Saito made the practice menu and provided attacking and defensive coaching for his team.[3]
Career
[edit]Saito joined J3 League club Fukushima United FC in 2015. On 8 November 2015, he netted a hat-trick, the first of his career, in a 3–0 win over J.League U-22 Selection.[4]
On 18 December 2015, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto.[5] He scored on his league debut against Tokushima Vortis on 6 March 2016, scoring in the 83rd minute.[6]
On 13 July 2019, Saito joined AC Nagano Parceiro on loan.[7]
On 8 January 2020, Saito was announced at Blaublitz Akita.[8] On 17 April 2023, the club announced he was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and would be out for the next 12 weeks.[9] On 28 June 2023, Saito scored against Shimizu S-Pulse in the 49th minute, which was Blaublitz Akita's 400th goal in the J League.[10]
On 20 December 2023, Saito was announced at Fagiano Okayama.[11] He made his league debut against Tochigi SC on 25 February 2024.[12] Saito scored his first league goal against Ehime on 7 April 2024, scoring in the 90th+2nd minute.[13]
Club statistics
[edit]Updated 2 December 2022.[14][15]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2015 | Fukushima United FC | J3 League | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| 2016 | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Mito HollyHock | 12 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Nagano Parceiro | J3 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2020 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2021 | J2 League | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 24 | ||
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "齋藤 恵太：ロアッソ熊本：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ @Kenichi_Kaga50 (28 August 2020). "彼は毎試合スピード違反です。試合中にカタパルトで36km/h叩き出した選手初めてみたわ誰か捕まえてあげてください。笑ちなみに僕の試合中のデータのMAXで33km/h後半くらいです。他の前線の選手も普通に34キロkm/h出し…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "FW 齋藤恵太". ibanavi.net (in Japanese).
- ^ "福島斎藤プロ初ハットトリックで勝利 同年代燃えた - Ｊ３ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com.
- ^ "福島ユナイテッドFC 公式サイト » 齋藤恵太選手 ロアッソ熊本(Ｊ２)へ完全移籍のお知らせ". fufc.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Tokushima Vortis vs Roasso Kumamoto - 6 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "齋藤恵太選手 水戸ホーリーホックより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". parceiro.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "齋藤恵太選手 水戸ホーリーホックより完全移籍のお知らせ". blaublitz.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "FW29 齋藤恵太選手 負傷のお知らせ". blaublitz.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "＼⏰ご注文は 本日18時 まで⏰／Jリーグ通算400ゴール記念グッズのご注文は本日18時まで❗️フォトフレームは、400ゴールを決めた試合で実際に使用された試合球の一部が挟み込まれます🖼️⚽ぜひ皆さん、ご注文ください💁♀️✨ご注文はこちら👇". x.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "齋藤恵太選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.fagiano-okayama.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "Fagiano Okayama vs Tochigi - 25 February 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ehime vs Fagiano Okayama - 7 April 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 209 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 209 out of 289)
External links
[edit]- Profile at Mito HollyHock
- Keita Saito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Keita Saito at Soccerway
- Profile at Roasso Kumamoto
- Profile at Fukushima United
- Profile at Akita
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sendai University alumni
- Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Blaublitz Akita players
- Fukushima United FC players
- Roasso Kumamoto players
- Mito HollyHock players
- AC Nagano Parceiro players
- Fagiano Okayama players
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen