| Manabu Saitō | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Currentclub: | Azul Claro Numazu |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Yokohama F. Marinos Youth |
| Years1: | 2008–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Caps1: | 201 |
| Goals1: | 32 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Ehime FC (loan) |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Nagoya Grampus |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Vegalta Sendai |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Azul Claro Numazu |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 31 January 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2014 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Azul Claro Numazu.[1] He spent the majority of his career with Yokohama F. Marinos.[2]
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 | 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 | |||
| 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.
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Nagoya Grampus
Japan
Individual