Mitsuki Saito Explained

Mitsuki Saito
Full Name:Mitsuki Saito[1]
Birth Date:10 January 1999
Birth Place:Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Height:1.66 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Vissel Kobe
Clubnumber:16
Youthclubs1:Fujisawa FC
Youthyears2:–2016
Youthclubs2:Shonan Bellmare
Years1:2016–2022
Clubs1:Shonan Bellmare
Caps1:112
Goals1:4
Years2:2021
Clubs2:Rubin Kazan (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Gamba Osaka (loan)
Caps3:26
Goals3:2
Years4:2023
Clubs4:Vissel Kobe (loan)
Caps4:22
Goals4:0
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Vissel Kobe
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Japan U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016
Nationalteam2:Japan U18
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Japan U19
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019
Nationalteam4:Japan U20
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2020–
Nationalteam5:Japan U23
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:4 January 2023
Ntupdate:15 January 2020

is a Japanese footballer[2] who plays as a midfielder for Vissel Kobe in the J1 League. He played as a defensive midfielder early in his career.

Career

Mitsuki Saito was promoted to top team from youth team of J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2016. He scored his first goal for the club on a 2-1 loss against V-Varen Nagasaki at the group stage of the 2018 J.League Cup.[3]

On 14 December 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[4] On 16 February 2021 he was operated on due to an injury to ankle tendons, recovery was expected to last 4 months, he was not able to play for Rubin in the 2020–21 season.[5] Upon his recovery from injury, he made his debut for Rubin on 12 August 2021 in a Europa Conference League qualifier against the Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He substituted Hwang In-beom in the 106th minute in the extra time, as Rubin lost 0–1 and were eliminated from the competition.[6] He made his RPL debut for Rubin on 22 August 2021 in a game against FC Khimki, he substituted Darko Jevtić in the 81st minute.[7] On 31 August 2021, he was removed from Rubin's RPL squad once again.

On 7 January 2022, he joined Gamba Osaka on loan until 31 January 2023.[8]

Career statistics

Updated to 19 August 2023.[9] [10]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
Shonan Bellmare2015J1 League00100010
2016501150111
2017J2 League30020320
2018J1 League1812081282
2019261003010301
202033210342
Total112461171101366
Rubin Kazan (loan)2021–22Russian Premier League201030
Gamba Osaka (loan)2022J1 League2622030312
Vissel Kobe (loan)2023J1 League2203130281
Career total162611223110101989

Honours

Vissel Kobe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan . FIFA . 7 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=15911 J.League Data Site
  3. J.LEAGUE.JP, "Schedule & Results"
  4. Web site: FC Rubin Kazan. В "РУБИН" НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ ПЕРЕШЕЛ МИЦУКИ САЙТО. 14 December 2020. ru.
  5. Web site: FC Rubin Kazan. МИЦУКИ САЙТО УСПЕШНО ПРООПЕРИРОВАН. 16 February 2021. ru.
  6. Web site: UEFA. Rubin v Raków game report. 12 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Russian Premier League. Khimki v Rubin game report. 22 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Gamba Osaka. 齊藤 未月選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ. 7 January 2022. 7 January 2022. ja.
  9. 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 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, (p. 106 out of 289)
  10. 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, (p. 130 out of 289)
  11. Web site: 神戸が悲願の初優勝!井出、武藤のゴールで名古屋に競り勝つ【速報:明治安田J1第33節】. November 26, 2023. J.League.