Manabu Saitō
Introduction  is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J2 League club Vegalta Sendai. He spent the majority of his career with Yokohama F. Marinos.
International career Saito was born in Kanagawa. In August 2007, he was elected Japan U17 national team for 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played two matches. In July 2012, he was selected for the Japan U23 national team squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He played four matches and Japan won the 4th place.In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on 21 July, he debuted against China. He was also called-up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but he did not play. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan until 2016.
Career statistics ===Club===+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYokohama F. Marinos2008J1 League701000––8020091100030––1402010500051––10120122963052––37820132844242––3982014314201053–39720153272030––377201633104141––411220172512220––293Total20132185306530025446Ehime FC (loan)2011J2 League361420–––3814Kawasaki Frontale2018J1 League1613120100022220191622000411023320202510021––272Total57451415110727Nagoya Grampus2021J1 League240201061–3312022301061––101Total27030716100431Suwon Samsung Bluewings2022K League 118100––10191Newcastle Jets2022–23A-League Men0000–––00Career total339512764181652042670===International===+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan201331201420201500201610Total61:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saitō goal. ''+ List of international goals scored by Manabu SaitōNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  25 July 2013  Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea   1–0 3–2  2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
Honours '''Yokohama F. Marinos'''*Emperor's Cup: 2013'''Kawasaki Frontale'''*J1 League: 2018, 2020*Japanese Super Cup: 2019'''Nagoya Grampus'''*J.League Cup: 2021'''Japan'''*AFC U-17 Championship: 2006*EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013'''Individual'''*J. League Best Eleven : 2016
References
External links * * * *  Profile at Nagoya Grampus  * category:Vegalta Sendai players