# Manabu Saitō

Manabu Saitō (齋藤 学, Saitō Manabu, born 4 April 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J3 League club Azul Claro Numazu. 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

    As of 7 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2008 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2009 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2010 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2012 | J1 League | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 8 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2013 | J1 League | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 8 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2014 | J1 League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 39 | 7 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2015 | J1 League | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 7 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | J1 League | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 12 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2017 | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Total | Total | 201 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 46 |
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2011 | J2 League | 36 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 14 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2019 | J1 League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2020 | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Total | Total | 57 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 7 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2021 | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2022 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Nagoya Grampus | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2022 | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2023 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Azul Claro Numazu | 2024 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 359 | 52 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 447 | 70 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| Japan | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saitō goal.
List of international goals scored by Manabu Saitō :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 July 2013 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea | Australia | 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