Manabu Saitō
Japanese footballer (born 1990)
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Manabu Saitō (齋藤 学, Saitō Manabu; born 4 April 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Japan Football 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 | 4 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Azul Claro Numazu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 60 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 as of 30 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| 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
- 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 |
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Nagoya Grampus
Japan
Individual
