Masato Saito facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masato Saito | ||
| Date of birth | December 1, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
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Masato Saito (斉藤 雅人, Saitō Masato, born December 1, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Omiya Ardija | Football League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 1999 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 348 | 14 | ||
See also
In Spanish: Masato Saito para niños
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