Kazuki Saito (footballer, born 1988)

Kazuki Saito (齊藤 和樹, Saitō Kazuki, born November 21, 1988) is a Japanese football who play as Forward and currently play for Criacao Shinjuku.

Kazuki Saito
齊藤 和樹
Personal information
Full name Kazuki Saito
Date of birth (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988
Place of birth Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Criacao Shinjuku
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2010 Chukyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Roasso Kumamoto 156 (31)
2016–2017 Júbilo Iwata 24 (0)
2018–2022 Fagiano Okayama 112 (7)
2023– Criacao Shinjuku 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2023, 10:20 (UTC)

Career

Saito was member of the soccer club of Chukyo University. He uses dribbling with a unique rhythm as a weapon,[1] and at the 59th All Japan University Football Championship, he won the Outstanding Player Award as the best FW that led Chukyo University to the second place.

At the beginning of his professional career, he was not able to leave a good track record, but as the quality of post-play improved, he blossomed at once and grew into a central player in Kumamoto's offensive line.

He performed well in the 2012 Emperor's Cup, scoring three goals, including two against the Nagoya Grampus Eight.

In 2013 and 2014, he participated in almost all games except for withdrawals due to accumulated warnings, leading the team's attack and recording his first double-digit score in the 2015 season.

On 20 December 2015, Saito transferred to Jubilo Iwata from 2016.[2] He scored a hat-trick in the Emperor's Cup first round match against FC Gifu SECOND.

On 13 December 2017, Saito joined to Fagiano Okayama as a permanent transfer.[3]

On 10 October 2022, Saito announcement expiration of the contract.[4] On 29 November the same year, he participated in the J League joint tryout held at Kanseki Stadium Tochigi.[5]

On 9 January 2023, Saito announcement officially transfer to Criacao Shinjuku for ahead of 2023 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to the start of 2023 season.[7][8]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2011Roasso KumamotoJ2 League7000-70
201230423-327
201337810-388
201441710-427
2015411230-4412
2016Júbilo IwataJ1 League1703361264
2017703160161
2018Fagiano OkayamaJ2 League38300-383
2019 8 1 0 0 - 8 1
2020 36 3 - - 36 3
2021 19 0 0 0 - 19 0
2022 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
2023Criacao ShinjukuJapan Football League0000-00
Total 2923813712131846

References
  1. 熊本が中京大FW齊藤の獲得を発表 - サッカーキング 2011年4月30日閲覧
  2. 齊藤 和樹選手が完全移籍加入 - ジュビロ磐田 2015年12月20日閲覧
  3. 齊藤和樹選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ - ファジアーノ岡山 2017年12月13日閲覧
  4. "契約満了選手のお知らせ | ファジアーノ岡山 FAGIANO OKAYAMA". ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. "【一覧】サッカー選手会がトライアウト 2日目実施 鳥栖・板橋、湯沢、清水・栗原ら参加". 日刊スポーツ. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  6. "J2 ファジアーノ岡山より 齊藤和樹 選手加入決定のお知らせ" (Press release). クリアソン新宿. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  7. 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. 204 out of 289)
  8. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 106 out of 289)



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