Keita Saito

Keita Saito (齋藤 恵太, Saitō Keita, born March 31, 1993 in Miyagi) is a Japanese football player for Blaublitz Akita.[1]

Keita Saito
齋藤 恵太
Personal information
Full name Keita Saito
Date of birth (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993
Place of birth Yamamoto, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Blaublitz Akita
Number 29
Youth career
2011–2014 Sendai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Fukushima United FC 28 (8)
2016–2017 Roasso Kumamoto 37 (4)
2017–2019 Mito HollyHock 22 (1)
2019Nagano Parceiro (loan) 14 (0)
2020- Blaublitz Akita 24 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Saito joined J3 League club Fukushima United FC in 2015. In 2016, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto.[2] He is one of the fastest players in the world as he is able to reach speeds of 36km/h. [3]

List of fastest soccer players in the world

Name Nation Speed km/h
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal38.6[4]
Bruno Henrique Pinto Brazil38[5]
Arjen Robben Holland37[4]
Gareth Bale Wales36.9[6]
Alphonso Davies Canada36.51[7]
Achraf Hakimi Morocco36.48[7]
Adama Traore Spain36.25[7]
Keita Saito Japanover 36
Kylian Mbappé France36[8]
Orlando Berrío Spain36[6]

Club statistics

Updated 7 January 2021.[9][10]

Club performance League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup Total
2015Fukushima United FCJ3 League28800288
2016Roasso KumamotoJ2 League25200252
201712210132
Mito HollyHock121121
20189010100
2019101020
2019Nagano ParceiroJ3 League17100171
2020Blaublitz Akita24300243
2021J2 League000000
Career total 128173013117

Honours

Blaublitz Akita

References

  1. "齋藤 恵太:ロアッソ熊本:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. http://fufc.jp/news_cat/201512181100
  3. https://twitter.com/Kenichi_Kaga50/status/1299202688739995648
  4. Shekhar, Akarsh (March 2, 2020). "Top List of The Fastest Football Players In The World".
  5. "Top 5 fastest players in world football". June 12, 2020.
  6. Gosavi, Atharva (October 3, 2018). "Top 10 fastest footballers in the world right now". www.sportskeeda.com.
  7. "Ranking the top 10 fastest football players in the world". August 26, 2020.
  8. "Top 10 fastest football players in the world in 2020". July 29, 2020.
  9. 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. 209 out of 289)
  10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 209 out of 289)



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