Masato Saito

Masato Saito
斉藤 雅人

Personal information
Full name	Masato Saito
Date of birth	(1975-12-01) December 1, 1975
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Post play career

Saito filled various coaching and directors roles at Omiya Ardija after retiring as a player. He finally retired as Academy director and Under-18 director in August 2024.

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

External links

• Masato Saito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)