Manabu Saitō

Manabu Saitō is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Azul Claro Numazu. He spent the majority of his career with Yokohama F. Marinos.

International career

Saito was born in Kanagawa. In August 2007, he was elected Japan U17 national team for 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played two matches. In July 2012, he was selected for the Japan U23 national team squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He played four matches and Japan won the 4th place.
In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on 21 July, he debuted against China. He was also called-up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but he did not play. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan until 2016.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 July 2013	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea		1–0	3–2	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Yokohama F. Marinos

Kawasaki Frontale

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

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