Mitsuki Saito
Mitsuki Saito is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Kyoto Sanga, on loan from Vissel Kobe. He played as a defensive midfielder early in his career.
Career
Mitsuki Saito was promoted to top team from youth team of J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2016. He scored his first goal for the club on a 2-1 loss against V-Varen Nagasaki at the group stage of the 2018 J.League Cup.On 14 December 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase. On 16 February 2021 he was operated on due to an injury to ankle tendons, recovery was expected to last 4 months, he was not able to play for Rubin in the 2020–21 season. Upon his recovery from injury, he made his debut for Rubin on 12 August 2021 in a 2021–22 [UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|Europa Conference League qualifier] against the Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He substituted Hwang In-beom in the 106th minute in the extra time, as Rubin lost 0–1 and were eliminated from the competition. He made his RPL debut for Rubin on 22 August 2021 in a game against FC Khimki, he substituted Darko Jevtić in the 81st minute. On 31 August 2021, he was removed from Rubin's RPL squad once again.
On 7 January 2022, he joined Gamba Osaka on loan until 31 January 2023.