Keita Saito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keita Saito | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1993 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019 | → Nagano Parceiro (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020- | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Keita Saito (齋藤 恵太, Saitō Keita, born March 31, 1993 in Miyagi) is a Japanese football player for Blaublitz Akita.[1]
Career
Saito joined J3 League club Fukushima United FC in 2015. In 2016, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto.[2] He is one of the fastest players in the world as he is able to reach speeds of 36km/h. [3]
List of fastest soccer players in the world
| Name | Nation | Speed km/h |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal |
38.6[4] |
| Bruno Henrique Pinto |  Brazil |
38[5] |
| Arjen Robben |  Holland |
37[4] |
| Gareth Bale |  Wales |
36.9[6] |
| Alphonso Davies |  Canada |
36.51[7] |
| Achraf Hakimi |  Morocco |
36.48[7] |
| Adama Traore |  Spain |
36.25[7] |
| Keita Saito |  Japan |
over 36 |
| Kylian Mbappé |  France |
36[8] |
| Orlando Berrío | Spain |
36[6] |
Club statistics
Updated 7 January 2021.[9][10]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 17 | ||
Honours
References
- ^ "齋藤 恵太：ロアッソ熊本：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ http://fufc.jp/news_cat/201512181100
- ^ https://twitter.com/Kenichi_Kaga50/status/1299202688739995648
- ^ a b Shekhar, Akarsh (March 2, 2020). "Top List of The Fastest Football Players In The World".
- ^ "Top 5 fastest players in world football". June 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Gosavi, Atharva (October 3, 2018). "Top 10 fastest footballers in the world right now". www.sportskeeda.com.
- ^ a b c "Ranking the top 10 fastest football players in the world". August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top 10 fastest football players in the world in 2020". July 29, 2020.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
External links
- Profile at Mito HollyHock
- Keita Saito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Keita Saito at Soccerway
- Profile at Roasso Kumamoto
- Profile at Fukushima United
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sendai University alumni
- Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Blaublitz Akita players
- Fukushima United FC players
- Roasso Kumamoto players
- Mito HollyHock players
- AC Nagano Parceiro players
- Association football forwards
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs