Masato Saito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masato Saito | ||
| Date of birth | December 1, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Bunan High School | ||
| 1994–1997 | Komazawa University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2009 | Omiya Ardija | 304 | (14) |
| Total | 304 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Masato Saito (斉藤 雅人, Saitō Masato, born December 1, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
[edit]Saito was born in Saitama on December 1, 1975. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined Japan Football League club Omiya Ardija based in his local in 1998. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. The club was promoted to J2 League from 1999 and J1 League from 2005. Although he played many matches for a long time, he could not play many matches in 2009 and retired end of 2009 season.
Post play career
[edit]Saito filled various coaching and directors roles at Omiya Ardija after retiring as a player. He finally retired as Academy director and Under-18 director in August 2024.[1]
Club statistics
[edit]| 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 | Omiya Ardija | Football League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 1999 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 348 | 14 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "斉藤雅人 アカデミーダイレクター兼U18監督 退任のお知らせ". www.ardija.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
External links
[edit]- Masato Saito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Komazawa University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Omiya Ardija players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Association football people from Saitama (city)
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs