| Naoya Saeki 佐伯 直哉 | |
| Fullname: | Naoya Saeki |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Tama, Tokyo, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1995 |
| Youthclubs1: | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Youthyears2: | 1996–1999 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kokushikan University |
| Years1: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Júbilo Iwata |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001–2005 |
| Clubs2: | Vissel Kobe |
| Caps2: | 77 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Omiya Ardija |
| Caps3: | 38 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2006 |
| Clubs4: | →Avispa Fukuoka (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | JEF United Chiba |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs6: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps6: | 64 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 202 |
| Totalgoals: | 4 |
is a former Japanese football player.
Saeki was born in Tama on December 18, 1977. Through Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) youth, after graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 2000. However he could hardly play in the match, he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001. At Vissel, he played many matches as defensive midfielder. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season and he moved to Omiya Ardija in 2006. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to Avispa Fukuoka on loan in June 2006. He returned to Ardija in 2007 and he moved to JEF United Chiba in 2009. In 2010, he moved to J2 League club Tokyo Verdy he played in the youth days. He retired end of 2012 season.
In August 1993, Saeki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship, but he did not play in the match.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1998 | Kokushikan University | Football League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 21 | 1 | |
| 1999 | Football League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 223 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 254 | 6 | |||