Koki Saito
Koki Saito (斉藤 光毅, Saitō Kōki, born 10 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Lommel.
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| Full name | Koki Saito[1] | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2001 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Lommel | ||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Inukura SC | |||||||||||||
| Yokohama FC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Yokohama FC | 63 | (9) | ||||||||||
| 2021– | Lommel | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U16 | 7 | (7) | ||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Japan U17 | 8 | (9) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:39, 21 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:30, 4 June 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||||
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Career
After shining with Japan U-17, Koki Saito debuted on 21 July 2018, in a league match against FC Gifu.[2] On his debut, Saito even had the chance to share the field with Kazuyoshi Miura, who is 34 years his senior.[3]
In January 2021, he joined Belgian First Division B side Lommel.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2018 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 6 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | J1 League | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| Career total | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
- Appearances in the J.League Cup
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- "横浜FCユースFW斉藤光毅選手 U-18（FIFA U-20ワールドカップ2019）日本代表ポルトガル遠征 「第24回U18リスボン国際トーナメント」 選出のお知らせ | 横浜FCオフィシャルホームページ". www.yokohamafc.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
- "51歳カズが16歳斉藤と２トップ 縦パスで見せ場 - Ｊ２ : 日刊スポーツ".
- "Welkom Koki Saito!" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- 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. 193 out of 289)
- Koki Saito at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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