Yosuke Saito (斎藤 陽介, Saitō Yōsuke, born April 7, 1988) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Estonian Meistriliiga club Viljandi Tulevik.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yōsuke Saitō | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 9 | (4) |
| 2011 | Albirex Niigata Singapore | 26 | (8) |
| 2012 | Gulbene | 14 | (9) |
| 2012 | Ventspils | 17 | (6) |
| 2013 | Ufa | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Slutsk | 17 | (7) |
| 2016 | Riga FC | 15 | (5) |
| 2017 | Essendon Royals | 7 | (3) |
| 2017 | Sunshine George Cross | 10 | (3) |
| 2018 | Viljandi Tulevik | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Latvia edit
Before the start of the 2012 Latvian Higher League season Saito signed a contract with FB Gulbene. Soon after joining he made a great impact, scoring all of his team's goals in the first round of the championship. All in all he scored 9 goals in 14 matches for Gulbene and was the club's leading scorer. In June 2012 Saito went on trial with the Azerbaijan Premier League club Khazar Lankaran, but he wasn't offered a contract then.[1] On July 1, 2012 he signed a contract with the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.[2] Scoring 6 goals in 17 matches for Ventspils, all in all, Saito became the second top-scorer of the Latvian Higher League in 2012 with 15 goals in 31 matches.
FC Ufa edit
After the successful season in Ventspils Saito moved to the Russian National Football League club FC Ufa in February 2013.[3]
Viljandi Tulevik edit
On 23 February 2018, Saitō signed a contract with Estonian Meistriliiga club Viljandi Tulevik.[4] On 1 May 2018 he left the club due to family reasons.[5]
Club statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Football League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Virslīgas rezultatīvākais futbolists Saito pamet "Gulbeni"". Sportacentrs.com. June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Oficiāli: "Gulbenes" samurajs Saito pārceļas uz "Ventspili" – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com". Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "Ziņas". www.ventasbalss.lv.
- ^ "Tulevikuga liitunud jaapanlane: paganama külm on siin, aga olen Venemaal ja Lätis mängides sellega harjunud". soccernet.ee. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Šokk: Tuleviku jaapanlane katkestas lepingu ja lõpetab profikarjääri". soccernet.ee. May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
- ^ "斎藤陽介 Saito Yosuke". fuoriclasse2.com.
External links edit
- Yōsuke Saitō at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yokohama F. Marinos Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 9, 2009)
- Yōsuke Saitō at Soccerway
- Yōsuke Saitō at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
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