Keita Saito

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Keita Saito
齋藤 恵太
Autographed shirt
Personal information
Full name Keita Saito
Date of birth (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Yamamoto, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Blaublitz Akita
Number 29
Youth career
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)
2019Nagano Parceiro (loan) 17 (1)
2020– Blaublitz Akita 119 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 (UTC)

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]

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.[2] In 2016, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto.[3] He is one of the fastest players in Japan as he is able to reach speeds of 36 km/h.[4]

Club statistics[edit]

Updated 2 December 2022.[5][6]

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]

Blaublitz Akita

References[edit]

  1. ^ "齋藤 恵太:ロアッソ熊本:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ @Kenichi_Kaga50 (August 28, 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.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)

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