Koki Saito
Personal information
Full name Koki Saito[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
(on loan from Lommel)
Number 11
Youth career
Inukura SC
Yokohama FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Yokohama FC 63 (9)
2021– Lommel 29 (5)
2022–Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 35 (9)
International career
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)
2022– Japan U21 5 (1)
2022 Japan U23 6 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:39, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Koki Saito (斉藤 光毅, Saitō Kōki, born 10 August 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from Belgian club Lommel.

Club career

After impressive performances with the Japan U-17 team, 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] In summer 2022 he was loaned to Eredivisie side Sparta.[5] The loan was extended for the 2023–24 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 08 January 2024[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yokohama FC 2018 J2 League 2000000020
2019 J2 League 2962[lower-alpha 1]00000316
2020 J1 League 323002[lower-alpha 2]0343
Total 6392020679
Lommel SK 2020–21 Challenger Pro League 9010100
2021–22 Challenger Pro League 20521226
Total 29531326
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 3072000327
2023–24 Eredivisie 520052
Total 3392000379
Career total 127237120000013624
  1. Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  2. Appearances in the J.League Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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". yokohamafc.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  3. "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".
  4. "Welkom Koki Saito!" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. "SPARTA HUURT JAPANS JEUGDINTERNATIONAL SAITO" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 25 June 2022.
  6. "WITTE ROOK IN ROTTERDAM-WEST: SAITO NOG EEN SEIZOEN BIJ SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 5 June 2023.
  7. 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).
  8. Koki Saito at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  9. "Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march". Eredivisie. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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