Daisuke Saito (footballer, born 1980)

Daisuke Saito (斉藤 大介, Saitō Daisuke, born August 29, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.

For footballer born 1974, see Daisuke Saito (footballer, born 1974).
Daisuke Saito
斉藤 大介
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Saito
Date of birth (1980-08-29) August 29, 1980
Place of birth Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Konko Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Kyoto Sanga FC 202 (7)
2008–2011 Vegalta Sendai 71 (1)
2011–2015 Tokushima Vortis 120 (0)
2016 Tochigi SC 5 (0)
2017 Kochi United SC 14 (2)
2018 Ococias Kyoto AC 12 (0)
Total 424 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Saito was born in Takatsuki on August 29, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in 1999. Although he could not play many matches until early 2002, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder from July 2002 and the club won the champions 2002 Emperor's Cup first major title in the club history. From 2003, although the club results were bad, he played many matches as regular player for a long time. However the club gain many players in 2008 and he could hardly play in the match. In July 2008, he moved to J2 League club Vegalta Sendai and became a regular player as defensive midfielder. However he lost regular position in summer 2009. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2010 and he became a regular player from summer 2010, he could hardly play in the match in 2011. In July 2011, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis and became a regular player as defensive midfielder. From summer 2012, he played as center because many defenders got hurt. However he also got hurt in August and could not play at all in the match after that. He came back as center back in 2013 and returned to defensive midfielder from summer and the club was promoted to J1 from 2014 first time in the club history. However the club was relegated to J2 in a year and his opportunity to play decreased. In 2016, he moved to J3 League club Tochigi SC. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2017, he moved to Regional Leagues club Kochi United SC and played in all matches in 2017 season. In 2018, he moved to Regional Leagues club Ococias Kyoto AC. He retired end of 2018 season.[1]

Club statistics

[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1999Kyoto Purple SangaJ1 League00000000
200070002090
2001J2 League00000000
2002J1 League2214050311
20032711040321
2004J2 League21020-230
200542210-432
2006J1 League3311050391
2007Kyoto Sanga FCJ2 League48200-482
2008J1 League20001030
2008Vegalta SendaiJ2 League16110-171
200936010-370
2010J1 League1600040200
201130000030
2011Tokushima VortisJ2 League23010-240
201222000-220
201331000-310
2014J1 League2201050280
2015J2 League22030-250
2016Tochigi SCJ3 League50--50
2017Kochi United SCRegional Leagues14210-152
2018Ococias Kyoto ACRegional Leagues12010-130
Career total 4241018026046810

References
  1. Kyoto Sanga FC(in Japanese)
  2. Tochigi SC(in Japanese)
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