Masato Saito

Masato Saito (斉藤 雅人, Saitō Masato, born December 1, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Masato Saito
斉藤 雅人
Personal information
Full name Masato Saito
Date of birth (1975-12-01) December 1, 1975
Place of birth Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1998Omiya ArdijaFootball League15130-181
1999J2 League2202010250
20002423020292
20013111020341
200235330-383
200336230-392
200443230-462
2005J1 League2104030280
20062501030290
20072610040301
20082220030252
200940003070
Career total 3041423021034814

References

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