is a Japanese professional football player.
Early life
Whilst at Yamashita Junior High School, the coach of the football team rarely came to coach, so Saitō made the practice menu and provided attacking and defensive coaching for his team.
Career
Saitō 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.
On 18 December 2015, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto. He scored on his league debut against Tokushima Vortis on 6 March 2016, scoring in the 83rd minute.
On 13 July 2019, Saitō joined AC Nagano Parceiro on loan.
On 8 January 2020, Saitō was announced at Blaublitz Akita. On 17 April 2023, the club announced he was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and would be out for the next 12 weeks. On 28 June 2023, Saitō scored against Shimizu S-Pulse in the 49th minute, which was Blaublitz Akita's 400th goal in the J League.
On 20 December 2023, Saitō was announced at Fagiano Okayama. He made his league debut against Tochigi SC on 25 February 2024. Saitō scored his first league goal against Ehime on 7 April 2024, scoring in the 92nd minute.
Club statistics 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. 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, (p. 209 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFukushima United2015J3 League28810–298Roasso Kumamoto2016J2 League25200–2522017J2 League12210–132Total3741000384Mito HollyHock2017J2 League12100–1212018J2 League9010–1002019J2 League1010–20Total2212000241AC Nagano Parceiro (loan)2019J3 League17100–171Blaublitz Akita2020J3 League24300–2432021J2 League41400–4142022J2 League38300–3832023J2 League27500–275Total13015000013015Fagiano Okayama2024J2 League20110102212025J1 League10000010Total2111010231Tochigi City (loan)2025J3 League1500000150Tochigi City2026J2/J3 (100)31––31Career total27331501027931
Honours Blaublitz Akita J3 League (1): 2020
References
External links Profile at Mito HollyHock
Profile at Roasso Kumamoto Profile at Fukushima United Profile at Akita